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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

New Jersey 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 7 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$3.72$3.31 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$9.12 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $6 to $51Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $18professional $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
$6.17
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$13.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$4.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $7.08 · 9th 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.