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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 8 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$12.59$12.30 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$19.05 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $29professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$37.15
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$45.71
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $14.79 · 31st 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.