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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $28.18 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$7.59 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$10.47 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $81Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $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
$7.59
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.85
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.20

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 49th 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.