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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

North Carolina 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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$6.46$5.50 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$6.46 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20facility $10professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.96

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$6.46

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.