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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 7 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$3.63$3.63 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$6.31 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $4 to $26Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $13professional $4

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
$3.63
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.75
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.79

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $4.79 · 31st 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.