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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

North Dakota 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $4.68 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 5 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$11.22$6.31 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.68$4.68 to $6.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $5professional $11

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
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.72

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $10.72 · 5th 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.