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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Illinois 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 7 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$6.92$6.17 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$12.30 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $98Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $7

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
$8.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 13th of 51

$12.02

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.