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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Mississippi 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$4.79 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$14.45 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20facility $15professional $9

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
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$15.14

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 7th of 51

$13.18

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.