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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

New Hampshire 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 5 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$4.47$3.09 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$8.91 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $79Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $18
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $15professional $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
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$13.80

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $7.76 · 7th 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.