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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87075

A sample taken from almost anywhere in the body other than the bloodstream is grown in the laboratory in an oxygen-free environment, so that bacteria which can only survive without oxygen have a chance to multiply. Any organisms that grow are separated out and given a preliminary identification. These bacteria are common in deep, closed-off infections such as abscesses and are easily missed when a sample is only grown in ordinary air.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $112 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$11.22 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$36.31 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $24 to $355Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $112professional $21

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$31.62

VT $112MD $7.08

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.