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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 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$5.25$4.79 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$7.59 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $10professional $5

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
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.91

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $7.59 · 22nd 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.