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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Montana 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$10.72$9.33 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.72 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $85Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $54
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $16professional $11

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
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.22

Where Montana 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.

Montana $10.72 · 23rd 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.