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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Montana 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$11.22$9.55 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$14.13 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $12 to $195Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $48professional $11

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
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$13.18

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 31st of 51

$11.75

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.