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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87076

This laboratory service identifies a specific type of bacteria that grows only in the absence of oxygen, after it has already been isolated from a sample taken from the body. Extra testing steps are used to pin down exactly which anaerobic organism is present, which helps guide antibiotic choice. It is typically performed as a follow-up step after an initial culture shows bacterial growth.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$10.72 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$28.18 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $8 to $123Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $56professional $18

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
$26.92
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$32.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$18.20

VT $33.88MD $6.03

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.