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Test For An Antibiotic-Destroying Enzyme

West Virginia 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$3.80$3.55 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$5.89 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $34Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $12professional $4

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
$3.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.47

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $3.98 · 47th 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.