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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test, Each Drug

West Virginia 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?

$2.82

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.82 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.82$2.14 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$3.89 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $59Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $3

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.47

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 49th of 51

$2.82

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.