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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Kentucky 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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$7.94$5.37 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$7.94 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $8

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
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
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
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.91

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$7.94

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.