Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Delaware 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $4.90 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$3.98	$2.82 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$4.90	$3.98 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $47Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3.89 Median $3.98 Typical High $10.23	Facility	None	$3.89	$3.98	$10.23
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.51 Median $3.98 Typical High $10.23	Professional	None	$2.51	$3.98	$10.23
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3.09 Median $3.09 Typical High $9.12	Facility	None	$3.09	$3.09	$9.12
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.02 Median $5.75 Typical High $22.91	Professional	None	$3.02	$5.75	$22.91
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $4.79 Median $20.42 Typical High $47.86	Facility	None	$4.79	$20.42	$47.86
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.17 Median $2.82 Typical High $6.61	Professional	None	$1.17	$2.82	$6.61

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 35th of 51

$3.98

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.