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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$6.76 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$16.60 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $7 to $224Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $54professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $8.71 · 49th of 51
WV $83.18NM $7.94

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.