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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$6.17$5.50 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$14.13 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $6 to $37Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $23professional $6

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
$6.17
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$31.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.62

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 25th of 51

$8.32

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.