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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Nebraska 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$10.23$4.37 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$13.18 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $5 to $79Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $44
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $10

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
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$13.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $17.38 · 1st 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.