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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Maine 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$4.37 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$8.32 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $69Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $11professional $7

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 46th of 51

$7.08

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.