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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.49$14.79 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$15.49 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $15 to $115Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $42professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $15.49 · 27th of 51
ND $26.30FL $11.22

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.