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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

Washington 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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 9 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$4.07 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$5.75 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $100Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $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
$4.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$16.98
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$13.18
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$64.57
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
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.75
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$5.75
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$8.51

Where Washington 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.

Washington $5.89 · 15th 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.