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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Louisiana 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$8.71$5.50 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$10.00 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $9

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
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.79

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$10.00

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.