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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 July 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$11.75$11.75 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$23.44 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $14 to $132Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $102
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $50professional $12

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
$23.44
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.75

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $18.62 · 13th 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.