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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 July 2026.

How much does Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$43.65$39.81 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$42.66 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $36 to $91Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $10 to $69
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $55professional $44

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
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $51.29 · 27th of 51
ND $93.33CT $18.62

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.