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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Illinois 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 July 2026.

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

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 7 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$3.89$3.47 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$6.92 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $51Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $10professional $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
$4.68
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$75.86
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.61

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Pennsylvania than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $6.46 · 14th of 51
PA $11.22CT $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.