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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87283

A laboratory test that looks directly for the measles (rubeola) virus in a specimen taken from a patient, such as a swab. Antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye attach to the virus if it is present, and the laboratory sees them glow under a special microscope. Because it detects the virus itself, it points to an active infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$25.70$9.77 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$39.81 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $51Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $8 to $69
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $26

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 30th of 51

$39.81

AK $138KY $15.14

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.