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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

New Jersey 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$11.22$9.77 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$20.89 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $151Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $32professional $11

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
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $15.14 · 30th 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.