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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 July 2026.

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

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 4 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$6.92$5.01 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$8.51 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $43Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $20professional $7

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
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $7.59 · 21st 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.