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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 October 2026.

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

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.68$4.57 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$7.59 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$5$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $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
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.62

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$5.13

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.