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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

New Hampshire 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$5.25$4.79 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$14.13 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $47Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $22
$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $5

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
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$33.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.75
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$9.12

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.