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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Indiana 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?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $5.25 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 5 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$3.89$2.34 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$4.79 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $45Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $5professional $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
$3.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$3.63
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.25

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $4.47 · 46th 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.