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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

Missouri 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$16.98 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$32.36 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $19 to $288Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $11 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $78professional $32

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
$26.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
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
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 39th of 51

$36.31

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.