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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

Vermont 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.82$1.95 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$32.36 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$1$2$5$10$20facility $32professional $3

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.94
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 5th of 51

$7.24

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.