Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Delaware 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$7.94	$7.94 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$158	$10.00 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $10 to $302Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $9.55 Median $158.49 Typical High $302.00	Facility	Global	$9.55	$158.49	$302.00
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $7.41 Median $7.94 Typical High $28.18	Professional	Global	$7.41	$7.94	$28.18
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6.17 Median $6.17 Typical High $6.17	Facility	Global	$6.17	$6.17	$6.17
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $5.89 Median $6.76 Typical High $17.78	Professional	Global	$5.89	$6.76	$17.78
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $9.55 Median $43.65 Typical High $112.20	Facility	Global	$9.55	$43.65	$112.20
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.68 Median $7.94 Typical High $13.18	Professional	Global	$4.68	$7.94	$13.18

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 7th of 51

$28.18

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.