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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Tennessee 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$7.59$7.08 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$30.20 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $8 to $186Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $8

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
$7.59
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.18

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th of 51

$9.55

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.