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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 July 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 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. 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 4 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$16.60$11.75 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$15.49 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $22professional $17

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
$12.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $17.78 · 16th 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.