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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug cost?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 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 $5.75 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.90$3.31 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$5.75 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$1$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $5

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.94

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 18th of 51

$5.25

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.