go back

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Utah 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 6 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$4.47$3.63 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$6.03 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $5 to $43Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $32professional $4

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
$6.03
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$21.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61

Where Utah 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.

Utah $4.79 · 30th 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.