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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Oregon 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$8.32 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$10.00 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $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
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
HealthNet
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.47

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$12.02

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.