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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

New Mexico 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$7.24 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$22.39 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $14 to $120Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $60professional $12

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
$11.75
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.33

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 18th of 51

$16.60

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.