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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

South Dakota 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 7 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$22.39$12.30 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$17.78 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $22

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
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $24.55 · 2nd 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.