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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Minnesota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$9.55$8.13 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$44.67 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $21 to $219Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $10

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
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.39
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
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.29

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$51.29

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.