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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Ohio 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$6.31 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.49 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $9

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
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$20.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$64.57
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$11.75

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.