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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Iowa 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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 7 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$8.13$5.13 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$6.61 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $44
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $11professional $8

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
$5.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $10.00 · 8th 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.