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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87185

Checks a bacterial sample for an enzyme that breaks down certain antibiotics, most commonly the enzyme that inactivates penicillin-type drugs. If the enzyme is found, those antibiotics will not work and a different drug is chosen. Each enzyme looked for is reported separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme cost?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $5.50 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$3.39 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.50$5.37 to $7.41

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $7Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10facility $5professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.24
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.94

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Kansas than in Connecticut. 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$5.37

KS $11.75CT $2.82

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.