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Antibiotic Sensitivity Test for a Single Drug

Washington 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$4.37 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$7.24 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$5$10$20facility $10professional $6

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
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.41
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.02
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.58

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 29th of 51

$6.31

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.