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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Rhode Island 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $5.75 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.37$3.31 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$5.75 to $6.46

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$1$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.94

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 23rd of 51

$4.90

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.