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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 July 2026.

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

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 9 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$6.31$6.03 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$6.92 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $11professional $6

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
$15.14
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$43.65
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.49
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.94
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$12.02

Where Washington 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.

Washington $7.08 · 26th 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.