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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug cost?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$2.88 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$4.79 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $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
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.61
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$5.75

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 15th of 51

$5.37

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.