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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 9 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$10.00$7.76 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$10.23 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $9 to $105Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $43
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $27professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
HealthNet
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.02

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $12.02 · 30th 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.