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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

New York 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.37$3.31 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$4.57 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $22Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $7professional $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
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.60
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$43.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.41
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$10.00
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$16.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.94
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$1.12

Where New York 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 York· 35th of 51

$5.62

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.