Susceptibility agar dilution per agent cost at US hospitals
HC Susceptibility Agar Dilution per Agent · CPT 87181
$2.50
lowest cash price
$45.60
national median
$440.33
highest cash price
805
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.50–$440.33 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($14.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($43.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $77.28 | $77.28 | $95.94 |
| Arizona | 23 | $10.08 | $15.44 | $188.71 |
| Arkansas | 9 | $5.10 | $33.15 | $36.40 |
| California | 80 | $2.92 | $50.40 | $393.75 |
| Colorado | 16 | $36.97 | $71.92 | $170.34 |
| Florida | 69 | $7.13 | $73.32 | $294.01 |
| Georgia | 24 | $39.78 | $39.78 | $95.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $19.52 | $19.52 | $29.25 |
| Illinois | 50 | $10.23 | $77.04 | $268.10 |
| Indiana | 26 | $8.00 | $84.60 | $258.00 |
| Iowa | 24 | $35.40 | $38.58 | $84.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $13.00 | $72.85 | $72.85 |
| Kentucky | 23 | $36.00 | $91.99 | $193.49 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $22.62 | $22.62 | $22.62 |
| Maine | 7 | $14.15 | $54.00 | $167.65 |
| Maryland | 2 | $16.20 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Michigan | 26 | $5.04 | $17.00 | $85.60 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $22.40 | $92.59 | $117.60 |
| Mississippi | 7 | $2.50 | $6.80 | $37.68 |
| Missouri | 19 | $27.50 | $63.80 | $440.33 |
| Montana | 2 | $72.00 | $72.00 | $89.60 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $10.62 | $35.70 | $175.18 |
| Nevada | 4 | $26.86 | $29.74 | $135.40 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $224.15 | $224.15 | $224.15 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $4.75 | $5.23 | $17.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 23 | $4.75 | $4.75 | $133.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $41.85 | $41.85 | $266.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $45.60 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Ohio | 66 | $12.00 | $72.15 | $169.50 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $14.85 | $28.60 | $180.95 |
| Oregon | 11 | $11.19 | $24.00 | $27.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | $25.80 | $51.00 | $131.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $41.40 | $73.00 | $108.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $29.60 | $38.40 | $84.00 |
| Tennessee | 34 | $7.14 | $8.40 | $30.24 |
| Texas | 107 | $18.00 | $83.50 | $354.42 |
| Virginia | 43 | $8.28 | $41.40 | $260.28 |
| Washington | 32 | $9.60 | $39.12 | $268.80 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $3.00 | $51.00 | $107.50 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $12.54 | $24.38 | $198.00 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $46.73 | $107.10 | $179.01 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $107.10 | $4.75 – $63.36 |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $107.50 | not published |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | Walla Walla, WA | $107.80 | $4.75 – $8.79 |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester, SC | $108.00 | $2.72 – $5.22 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa, CA | $109.14 | $4.75 – $23.27 |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center | Sterling, CO | $109.65 | $4.75 – $247.35 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City, MO | $111.10 | $3.64 – $8.55 |
| O'Bleness Hospital | Athens, OH | $111.15 | $4.75 – $4.80 |
| UPMC Wellsboro | Wellsboro, PA | $111.20 | $4.70 – $10.23 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington, KY | $112.59 | $0.76 – $217.49 |
| OSF Saint Paul Medical Center | Mendota, IL | $112.80 | not published |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana | Danville, IL | $113.40 | $4.75 – $4.84 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt, MN | $113.40 | $4.42 – $38.93 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $113.40 | $4.42 – $38.93 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $113.40 | $4.42 – $38.93 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls, MN | $113.40 | $4.42 – $85.07 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $113.40 | $4.42 – $38.93 |
| OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center | Rockford, IL | $114.00 | $4.75 – $16.62 |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital | Geneva, IL | $114.10 | not published |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | DeKalb, IL | $114.10 | not published |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital | Wheaton, IL | $114.10 | not published |
| Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital | Palos Heights, IL | $114.10 | not published |
| OSF Saint Francis Medical Center | Peoria, IL | $114.60 | $4.75 – $10.12 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | BOCA RATON, FL | $116.35 | $4.75 – $19.59 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert, AZ | $116.61 | $2.66 – $14.63 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073, MN | $116.65 | $4.42 – $59.89 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook, MN | $117.60 | $16.46 – $61.20 |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital | Tracy, MN | $117.60 | $16.46 – $61.20 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $121.00 | $0.76 – $228.41 |
| OSF St Joseph Medical Center | Bloomington, IL | $122.40 | $4.75 – $4.84 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $125.30 | not published |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | Chandler, AZ | $127.04 | $2.66 – $15.96 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $127.23 | $1.66 – $456.00 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $129.50 | $4.75 – $19.76 |
| University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center | Beachwood, OH | $130.50 | $2.24 – $63.00 |
| University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center | Elyria, OH | $130.50 | $4.75 – $8.55 |
| University Hospitals St. John Medical Center | Westlake OH, OH | $130.50 | $0.82 – $8.55 |
| University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center | Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH | $130.50 | $2.71 – $8.55 |
| University Hospitals Parma Medical Center | Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH | $130.50 | $0.82 – $8.55 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center | Ravenna OH 44266, OH | $130.50 | $0.82 – $8.55 |
| University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center | Chardon, OH | $130.50 | $0.82 – $8.55 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | Beachwood, OH | $130.50 | $0.82 – $63.00 |
| UPMC Magee | Pittsburgh, PA | $131.40 | $4.45 – $13.02 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) | Williamsport, IN | $131.40 | $0.74 – $10.83 |
| OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center | Pontiac, IL | $132.00 | $4.75 – $4.84 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital | Cortlandt Manor, NY | $133.00 | $3.33 – $43.91 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Queens | Flushing, NY | $133.00 | $3.33 – $44.36 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York, NY | $133.00 | $3.33 – $98.53 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland, OH | $134.25 | $4.75 – $8.55 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $135.40 | $17.16 – $63.36 |