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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 October 2026.

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

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.13$3.98 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$2.69 to $4.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$13.80
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.41

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 51st of 51

$4.07

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.