Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Delaware 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$6.76	$6.31 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$21.38	$8.32 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $7 to $95Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6.76 Median $9.33 Typical High $95.50	Facility	Global	$6.76	$9.33	$95.50
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $6.31 Median $6.76 Typical High $23.99	Professional	Global	$6.31	$6.76	$23.99
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5.25 Median $5.25 Typical High $5.25	Facility	Global	$5.25	$5.25	$5.25
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $5.01 Median $5.89 Typical High $15.14	Professional	Global	$5.01	$5.89	$15.14
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $21.38 Median $53.70 Typical High $407.38	Facility	Global	$21.38	$53.70	$407.38
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $3.98 Median $6.31 Typical High $11.22	Professional	Global	$3.98	$6.31	$11.22

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$8.32

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.