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Antibiotic Effectiveness Panel For Bacteria

Wyoming 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 4 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$7.94$7.41 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$115 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $83 to $182Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $162professional $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
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.02

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $10.72 · 39th 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.