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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Vermont 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$6.92 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$79.43 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $74 to $214Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.50

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$85.11

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.