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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Utah 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.07$2.82 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$5.50 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $43Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$1$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$21.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$5.50

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.