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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

New Jersey 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.62$5.62 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$7.94 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $6 to $2,344Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$10$100$1Kfacility $18professional $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
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$8.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.71

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 49th of 51

$6.31

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.