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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87188

A laboratory test that checks whether one particular antibiotic can stop the growth of the bacteria found in a patient's sample. It is reported separately for each drug examined, so testing a panel of drugs produces several results.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$9.33 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$18.20 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $7 to $78Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $15

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
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.77
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$70.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kansas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$14.79

AK $14.79KS $4.07

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.