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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Maine 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?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 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$2.82$2.34 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$4.57 to $6.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $38Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $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
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$11.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$11.22

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 38th of 51

$3.89

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.