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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Kansas 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 5 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$5.75$5.13 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.07 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $6professional $6

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
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.75

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $5.75 · 43rd 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.