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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

New Hampshire 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$5.25 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$14.79 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $6

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$35.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.88
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 24th of 51

$9.77

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.