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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$7.24	$6.03 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$11.48	$9.55 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $7.24 Median $7.24 Typical High $8.51	Professional	None	$7.24	$7.24	$8.51
BCBS Rhode Island Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $8.51 Median $10.96 Typical High $14.13	Facility	None	$8.51	$10.96	$14.13
BCBS Rhode Island Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $5.37 Median $7.08 Typical High $19.05	Professional	None	$5.37	$7.08	$19.05
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $8.71 Median $22.39 Typical High $39.81	Facility	None	$8.71	$22.39	$39.81
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $6.76 Median $10.72 Typical High $14.45	Professional	None	$6.76	$10.72	$14.45
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $11.48 Median $11.48 Typical High $11.48	Facility	None	$11.48	$11.48	$11.48
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.98 Median $8.32 Typical High $15.85	Professional	None	$3.98	$8.32	$15.85

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 37th of 51

$8.51

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.