Microbe Susceptibility Minimum Lethal Concentration Cost Comparison

87187 (CPT)

Cash prices (without insurance) for Microbe Susceptibility Minimum Lethal Concentration (CPT 87187) range from $40 to $40 across 1 hospitals in 1 state. The national average cash price is $40.

This test measures the lowest concentration of an antibiotic or antimicrobial drug needed to kill a specific bacteria or microorganism that has been isolated from a patient's sample. A doctor might order this test when a patient has a serious infection and needs to know which antibiotics will work best against the specific microbe causing the infection. The test involves growing the microorganism in a lab with increasing doses of different antibiotics to determine which ones are most effective, which helps guide treatment decisions.