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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Iowa 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$5.62 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$11.48 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $10

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
$7.41
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$11.48

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.