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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Colorado 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 7 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$6.92$6.17 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$14.13 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $6 to $117Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9
$5$20$100$500facility $31professional $7

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
$6.17
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.77
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.59

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$9.55

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.