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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Missouri 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$15.14$9.33 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$15.49 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $29
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $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
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $16.22 · 22nd 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.