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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug cost?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.37$4.47 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$5.37 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20facility $9professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$24.55
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.12

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$5.37

AK $14.79KS $4.07

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.