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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Washington, DC 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$6.03$6.03 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$14.79 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $6 to $89Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $6

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
$6.03
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.80

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $9.77 · 28th of 51
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.