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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Wyoming 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 October 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$19.50 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.49 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $50
$10$20$50facility $19professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Wyoming· 10th of 51

$19.50

KS $38.02NE $10.47

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.