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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

New York 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$18.62 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$43.65 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $11 to $158Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $8 to $91
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $79professional $27

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
$6.46
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$93.33
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$295.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$138.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$117.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$89.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
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
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$10.23

Where New York 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.

New York· 43rd of 51

$27.54

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.