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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Rhode Island 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 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$11.75 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$18.62 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $16 to $78Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $36professional $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
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $16.22 · 20th 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.