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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

New York 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$6.61 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$15.49 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $29
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $11

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
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$31.62
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.44
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.63

Where New York 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 York· 31st of 51

$13.18

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.