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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$12.02$9.33 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$5.62 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $6 to $117Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $12

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
$5.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.80

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$12.30

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.