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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Kentucky 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $5.89 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$3.80$2.34 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.89$3.89 to $9.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $30Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $6professional $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
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$6.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$6.61

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $3.98 · 48th 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.