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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 July 2026.

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

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 8 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$14.45$9.55 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$17.78 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $10 to $407Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $63
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $55professional $14

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
$37.15
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$22.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$25.12

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.