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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Vermont 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 5 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$10.00$10.00 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$11.22 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $7 to $126Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $98professional $10

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $10.00 · 7th 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.