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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Montana 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 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 5 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$19.50$17.78 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$19.50 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $102
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $19

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $20.42 · 7th 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.