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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 8 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$5.01$4.68 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$6.61 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8professional $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
$6.31
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.03

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $6.31 · 36th 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.