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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Oregon 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$15.49$12.59 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$15.49 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50facility $23professional $15

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$18.62

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th of 51

$16.98

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.