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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Iowa 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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$8.13$6.31 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$9.77 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $8

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
$6.31
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$9.77

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.