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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

West Virginia 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$12.88 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $19professional $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
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $12.88 · 40th 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.