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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Kansas 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 6 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$7.08$7.08 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.13 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $74Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $20professional $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
$8.71
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$14.45

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $9.55 · 30th of 51
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.