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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Michigan 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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$6.31$5.01 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$6.31 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $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
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$21.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.71

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $6.31 · 34th 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.