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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 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$13.80$12.02 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$17.78 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $18
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $72professional $14

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
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$63.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Utah 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.

Utah $14.79 · 35th 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.