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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Hawaii 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 July 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $19.05.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $245Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $10professional $12

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
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.47
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Hawaii $11.75 · 33rd of 51
WV $83.18NM $7.94

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.