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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 4 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$7.24$7.08 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$20.89 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $45professional $7

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
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 39th of 51

$11.22

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.