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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Rhode Island 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.17$4.27 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$7.94 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20facility $8professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.96

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$6.92

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.