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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87186

After bacteria from an infection are grown in the laboratory, this test exposes them to a panel of different antibiotics at varying strengths to determine which drugs are strong enough to stop them from growing. The result helps a clinician choose an antibiotic that is likely to work rather than one the bacteria can resist. It is typically ordered after a culture has already identified the type of bacteria present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$11.48 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$33.11 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $24 to $141Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $19

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
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$61.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$70.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$29.51

VT $85.11MD $6.46

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.