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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Idaho 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$4.79$4.47 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$4.79 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $9professional $5

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
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$7.76

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $5.50 · 21st 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.