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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Connecticut 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$5.62$4.07 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$9.55 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.02
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13
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
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 35th of 51

$7.59

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.