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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Michigan 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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$7.76$6.76 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$7.76 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $45Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $11professional $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
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.22

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $8.51 · 39th 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.