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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Massachusetts 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 8 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$6.61$6.31 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$9.33 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $17professional $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
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$29.51
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$309.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$19.95
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$309.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.98

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $7.59 · 17th 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.