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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Louisiana 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$7.41$5.62 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$7.94 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $7

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
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $8.13 · 12th 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.