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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$7.76$6.03 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$7.76 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $40Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $8

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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.62
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$67.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.55
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.47

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$7.76

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.