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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $6.76 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.13$2.34 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.76$6.76 to $6.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10facility $7professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$8.91

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Mississippi· 9th of 51

$6.17

KS $11.75KY $1.29

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.