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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

North Dakota 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$10.00$4.90 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$36.31 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $9 to $107Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $10

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
$8.13
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$38.02

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.