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Rapid Panel For Gram Negative Bacterial Infection

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0142U

Identifies the organism causing a suspected bacterial infection so that the right antibiotic can be started quickly. Genetic material from 23 targets is looked for — gram-negative bacteria, Candida yeasts, and one general marker for gram-positive organisms — and six antibiotic-resistance genes are reported in addition to those targets, giving 29 separate results.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Panel For Gram Negative Bacterial Infection cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 4 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$93.33$93.33 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$46.77 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $41 to $186Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $66 to $132
$50$100$200facility $126professional $93

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
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$93.33

AK $355DE $83.18

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.