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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Nevada 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$6.46$4.47 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$8.71 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $41Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $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
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.30
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st of 51

$8.71

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.