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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Mississippi 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$8.51 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$21.88 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20facility $22professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$26.92

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 6th of 51

$21.88

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.