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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Mississippi 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.12$5.25 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$14.13 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$5$10$20facility $14professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$17.78

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$11.48

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.