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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

Colorado 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$37.15 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$107 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $47 to $275Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $25 to $107
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $46

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
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
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
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$60.26

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.