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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Illinois 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 October 2026.

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

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.13$4.37 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$8.91 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $40Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.08
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.32

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Illinois· 48th of 51

$5.13

AK $14.79KS $4.07

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.