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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Oregon 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?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 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 8 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$5.25$3.55 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$4.79 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $5professional $5

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
$6.17
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.76
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.33
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.61

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $5.25 · 26th 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.