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Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87451

A laboratory test that looks for germ material directly in a sample using an antibody-based method, with a reagent that reacts with a group of related organisms rather than a single one. It gives a faster answer than growing the organism in culture. A positive result usually leads to further testing to identify the specific organism.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antigen Detection For A Group Of Organisms cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 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$11.75$8.32 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$11.48 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $12

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
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$13.49

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$12.59

SD $19.95DC $7.94

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.