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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Indiana 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.62$3.98 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$7.94 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $8professional $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
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.77
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$9.55

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$6.61

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.