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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Vermont 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$19.95$19.95 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$15.49 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $5 to $204Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $89professional $20

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $19.95 · 8th 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.