What does code 87197 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87197 ranges from $82.50 to $324. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87197 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Serum Bactericidal Titer" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87197

CPT

Serum Bactericidal Titer

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87197 (Serum Bactericidal Titer) appears at 11 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $82.50 to $324. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87197 vary by about 3.9× across the 7 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $82.50 to $324. Shopping around can matter.

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$82.50

Lowest cash

$324

Highest cash

code 87197 cash price7 disclosed · 7 hospitals

$82.50median ~$125$324

Lowest cash price by hospital

Advocate South Suburban Hospital$82.50
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area$82.50
Carle Foundation Hospital$125
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois$125
Carle BroMenn Medical Center$125
Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital$141

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$82.50 – $141

Hazel Crest · 1 hospital$82.50
Marinette · 1 hospital$82.50
Urbana · 1 hospital$125
Peoria · 1 hospital$125
Normal · 1 hospital$125
Chicago · 1 hospital$141

11 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Serum Bactericidal Titer Inpatient	Carle Foundation Hospital	87197 CPT	$125	$125	$12.50 – $82.63	—
Bactericidal level serum Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87197 HCPCS	—	—	$15.02 – $25.45	—
Serum Bactericidal Titer Inpatient	Methodist Medical Center of Illinois	87197 CPT	$125	$125	$12.50 – $82.63	—
Bactericidal level serum Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87197 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Serum Bactericidal Titer Inpatient	Carle BroMenn Medical Center	87197 CPT	$125	$125	$12.50 – $82.63	—
HB SERUM BATERICIDAL TITER* Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87197 HCPCS	$141	$141	—	—
SCHLICTER TEST Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87197 CPT	$165	$82.50	$15.02 – $161	—
SCHLICTER TEST Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87197 CPT	$165	$82.50	$99.00 – $140	—
SERUM BACTERICIDAL TITER Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	87197 CPT	—	—	$6.01 – $36.80	—
HC BACTERICIDAL LEVEL SERUM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Alaska Medical Center	87197 HCPCS	$415	$324	—	—
SERUM BACTERICIDAL TITER Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	87197 CPT	—	—	$12.62 – $29.48	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87197 prices

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Carle Foundation Hospital Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Methodist Medical Center of Illinois University of Chicago Medical Center Carle BroMenn Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area The Women's Hospital Providence Alaska Medical Center Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano

Code 87197: frequently asked

What does code 87197 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87197 ranges from $82.50 to $324. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87197?: 87197 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Serum Bactericidal Titer" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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