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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Illinois 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$7.24$5.75 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$12.88 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $65Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $7

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
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$128.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.91

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 50th of 51

$7.24

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.