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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $19.98 | $4.18 – $11.88 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | $19.98 | $4.18 – $11.88 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $20.00 | $4.75 – $7.70 |
| Aurora Baycare Medical Center | Green Bay, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area | Marinette, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington | Burlington, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton | Grafton, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc | Two Rivers, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | Sheboygan, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro | Milwaukee, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit | Summit, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County | Hartford, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center | West Allis, WI | $20.00 | $3.80 – $16.67 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | $20.00 | $4.35 – $6.41 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | $20.00 | $4.42 – $6.41 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | $20.00 | $4.39 – $6.41 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | $20.00 | $4.42 – $6.41 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | $20.00 | $4.34 – $6.41 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $20.00 | $4.65 – $7.70 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $20.00 | $4.65 – $7.70 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $20.00 | $4.75 – $7.70 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC | Glendale, WI | $20.14 | $4.61 – $8.51 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $20.72 | $1.84 – $19.00 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $20.72 | $1.84 – $10.69 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $20.72 | $1.84 – $10.69 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $20.72 | $1.84 – $3.62 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $20.72 | $1.84 – $3.62 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $20.72 | $1.84 – $2.29 |
| UPMC Chautauqua | Jamestown, NY | $21.00 | $4.75 – $31.50 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | $21.00 | $4.75 – $7.12 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | $21.00 | $4.75 – $10.36 |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $21.14 | $4.13 – $6.13 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $21.20 | $4.75 – $8.61 |
| MultiCare Deaconess Hospital | Spokane, WA | $21.20 | $4.66 – $8.61 |
| cleveland clinic main campus | Cleveland, OH | $21.45 | $1.10 – $29.70 |
| akron general | Akron, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| avon hospital | Avon, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| euclid hospital | Euclid, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| fairview hospital | Cleveland, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| lutheran hospital | Cleveland, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| hillcrest hospital | Mayfield Heights, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| lodi hospital | Lodi, OH | $21.45 | $2.44 – $29.70 |
| marymount hospital | Garfield Heights, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| medina hospital | Medina, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| mercy hospital | Canton, OH | $21.45 | $1.11 – $29.70 |
| south pointe hospital | Warrensville Heights, OH | $21.45 | $0.95 – $29.70 |
| Southern Virginia Medical Center | Emporia, VA | $21.60 | not published |
| Southside Regional Medical Center | Petersburg, VA | $21.60 | not published |