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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Arkansas 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 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.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.13$5.75 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.12 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20facility $9professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.49

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 22nd of 51

$9.12

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.