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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 6 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$2.51 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$4.79 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $31Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $8professional $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
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.31

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $5.50 · 23rd 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.