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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

Pennsylvania 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 8 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$48.98$47.86 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$51.29 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $29 to $209Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $10 to $93
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $89professional $49

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
$28.84
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$91.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$177.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$151.36
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$72.44

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $51.29 · 28th of 51
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.