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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 July 2026.

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

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 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 6 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$19.95$12.30 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$6.03 to $6.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $6professional $20

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
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.77
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$21.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$70.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $6.92 · 27th of 51
NE $17.38DC $5.01

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.