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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Alabama 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 July 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$8.13$6.92 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.12 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9
$5$10$20facility $9professional $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
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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.

Alabama· 37th of 51

$8.71

WV $75.86TN $7.24

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.