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Anaerobic Bacterial Culture From A Body Sample

Vermont 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$7.59 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$112 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $112 to $186Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $112professional $12

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.38

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$112

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.