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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug cost?

$3.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.80 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.39 to $6.61.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $9professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$8.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$3.80

KS $11.75KY $1.29

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.