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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Kansas 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?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 6 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$4.17$4.17 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$8.32 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$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
$5.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $5.25 · 28th 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.