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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Michigan rates for HCPCS 87278

A laboratory test that looks for Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium behind Legionnaires' disease, in a sample taken from the lungs or airway. The sample is treated with antibodies carrying a fluorescent tag and examined under a special microscope, so the bacteria glow if they are present. It is used when a severe pneumonia may be caused by this organism.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$11.22 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.79 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $43Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50facility $15professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Michigan· 26th of 51

$14.79

KS $38.02NE $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.