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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

North Dakota 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $5.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$5.50 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.62$3.31 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $7

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$7.24

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.