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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

North Dakota 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $5.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$5.37 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.62$3.31 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $44Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$7.24

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.