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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Nebraska 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$10.23$10.23 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$23.99 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $10 to $145Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $102
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $10

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
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$32.36
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $23.99 · 3rd 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.