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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Missouri 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 7 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$9.33$6.92 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$10.00 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $78Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $14professional $9

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
$15.49
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $11.48 · 16th 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.