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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

North Carolina 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 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$7.59$6.46 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$7.59 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20facility $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
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$7.59

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.