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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Alabama 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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$6.03$4.79 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$7.59 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $10professional $6

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
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $7.59 · 20th 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.