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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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 4 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$7.08$5.25 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$6.61 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $12professional $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
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$13.49

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $7.59 · 23rd 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.