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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 4 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$4.90$3.55 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$6.46 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $14professional $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
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.33

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $5.25 · 27th 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.