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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Georgia 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$5.50$4.47 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$6.61 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $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
$5.37
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$14.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.33

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $6.17 · 37th 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.