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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Minnesota 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$6.61$6.31 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$6.61 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $54Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $18professional $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
$6.31
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$50.12
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.79

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $6.61 · 29th 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.