87186
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, microdilution, per agent
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, microdilution, per agent is the #788 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $79.9M in payments across 16.6M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $4.65. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $10.43 per claim, 2.2× the median.
Total Paid
$79.9M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
16.6M
Providers
4K
Avg Cost/Claim
$5
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 87186? Based on 4K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$4.65
Average
$6.03
Std Dev
$8.52
Max
$165.94
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $1.65 and $7.29 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.53 and $10.43.
Top 1% bill above $43.12.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 87186 (Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, microdilution, per agent) was billed by 4K providers across 16.6M claims, totaling $79.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 14.9M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$4.65
Providers Billing
4K
National Spending
$79.9M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.30×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87186
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $3.2M |
| 2 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.8M |
| 3 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.7M |
| 4 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.6M |
| 5 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.3M |
| 6 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.3M |
| 7 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.2M |
| 8 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.1M |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $906K |
| 10 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $882K |
| 11 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $824K |
| 12 | 1598747651 | $758K |
| 13 | Labone Llc Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $666K |
| 14 | Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $618K |
| 15 | Laboratory Corporation Of America San Diego, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $609K |
| 16 | Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $602K |
| 17 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $593K |
| 18 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $591K |
| 19 | Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $509K |
| 20 | 1265418669 | $508K |
Showing top 20 of 4K providers billing this code