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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $4.75 – $4.99 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton, VA | not published | $4.75 – $4.99 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $3.62 – $20.95 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $4.28 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $4.28 – $18.06 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $4.75 – $28.03 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $4.75 – $17.84 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $4.75 – $17.84 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $3.34 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $4.75 – $17.84 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $2.02 – $3.87 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $4.75 – $28.03 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $4.75 – $28.03 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $4.75 – $28.03 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $3.34 – $18.06 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | not published | $4.13 – $4.99 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | not published | $4.84 – $9.49 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | not published | $4.84 – $7.97 |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth City, NC | not published | $4.75 – $4.84 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $3.34 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $1.69 – $19.20 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $1.69 – $19.20 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $4.75 – $21.69 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $4.28 – $18.29 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $8.01 – $8.01 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $4.66 – $29.09 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $4.66 – $27.91 |
| UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL | Orlando, FL | not published | $4.31 – $49.10 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $4.75 – $4.75 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan, KS | not published | $1.69 – $21.00 |
| Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital | New York, NY | not published | not published |
| Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $1.69 – $19.20 |
| Spring Harbor Hospital | Westbrook, ME | not published | $4.75 – $9.67 |
| Sanford USD Medical Center | Sioux Falls, SD | not published | $4.51 – $9.73 |