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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

Kentucky 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 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 5 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$44.67$10.00 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$50.12 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $48 to $145Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $45

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
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$60.26

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$47.86

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.