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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Florida 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.82$1.17 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$4.79 to $8.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $1 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $26
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $3

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
$0.69
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.79
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$9.77
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$4.79

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 44th of 51

$3.72

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.