go back

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 October 2026.

How much does Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$10.00 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$48.98 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $30 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $13

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
$12.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$60.26
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
$6.03
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$15.14

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.