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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Maryland 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 6 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$8.51$7.08 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$89.13 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $71 to $151Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $9

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
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.91
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 3rd of 51

$63.10

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.