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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Pennsylvania 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 9 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$5.50$5.25 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$8.91 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $17professional $5

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
$5.62
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.85
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.55
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.50
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$11.48

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $6.31 · 32nd 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.