go back

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87181

A follow-on laboratory test once bacteria have been grown from a sample. The organism is exposed to an antibiotic mixed into the material it is growing on, to see whether that drug stops it and at what strength, with a result reported for each drug tested.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug cost?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $4.27 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 6 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$14.13$6.61 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.27$4.27 to $4.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $4professional $14

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
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$15.14
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$51.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in West Virginia than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $4.79 · 40th of 51
WV $13.49CT $3.55

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.