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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 October 2026.

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

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$3.98$3.98 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$13.18 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $4 to $79Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $4

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
$4.37
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$13.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 39th of 51

$5.50

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.