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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$6.92$4.79 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$3.31 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $36Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $9professional $7

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
$3.31
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.76

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $7.08 · 7th 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.