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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Tennessee 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 5 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$11.75$11.75 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$13.18 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $12 to $56Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $44professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$22.39
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $12.30 · 47th 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.