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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 July 2026.

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

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 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 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$5.13$4.57 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$6.92 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $29Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $11professional $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
$5.50
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.61

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $6.46 · 31st 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.