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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$9.55$4.47 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$9.55 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $36
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $34professional $10

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.61
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $10.96 · 2nd 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.