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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$6.17$4.79 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$9.77 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $37Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $6

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
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.71
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.62

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 50th of 51

$6.17

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.