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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

New Mexico 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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$4.79$3.55 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$6.61 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $4 to $47Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $13professional $5

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
$5.75
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.16

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $4.79 · 36th 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.