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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Montana 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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$8.71$7.59 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$8.32 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $50Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $44
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $11professional $9

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$9.33

Where Montana 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.

Montana $9.33 · 10th 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.