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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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$4.17$3.16 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$5.25 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $6professional $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
$3.80
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$10.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$9.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $4.79 · 34th 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.