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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Florida 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 Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.61$4.79 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$8.32 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $76Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $34
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $7

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
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.90
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.22
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$97.72
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.22
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 36th 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.