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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Kentucky 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 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$7.08$4.79 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$6.76 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $7

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
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.22
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
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.62

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$7.41

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.