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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.25$3.98 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$7.41 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $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
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.58
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.32

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 38th 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.