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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Alabama 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 July 2026.

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

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$8.51 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$9.77 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $11professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.18

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Alabama· 45th of 51

$10.23

WV $117WY $9.55

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.