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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

North Dakota 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 5 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$10.47$7.59 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$39.81 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $6 to $288Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $10

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
$5.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $13.80 · 10th 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.