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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Maine 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 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$8.13$6.17 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$8.13 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $58Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $8

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
$17.38
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$144.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 50th of 51

$8.13

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.