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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 July 2026.

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

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 5 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$10.47$9.55 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$74.13 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $10 to $257Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $132professional $10

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 34th of 51

$11.48

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.