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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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$4.79$3.98 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$7.76 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $5

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
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 44th 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.