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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Iowa 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$9.33$3.98 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$4.79 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $39Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $30
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $9professional $9

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
$11.22
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$12.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $9.33 · 3rd 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.