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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Idaho 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 7 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$10.00$8.13 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$29.51 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $14 to $105Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $51professional $10

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
$20.89
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $22.39 · 14th 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.