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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

New Jersey 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$5.62$5.13 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$10.00 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $91Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $14professional $6

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
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$18.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.59
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.55

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $7.94 · 15th 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.