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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Connecticut 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$6.46$4.79 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.96 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $13professional $6

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.80
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$9.55

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.