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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

New Mexico 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$8.13$6.61 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$14.45 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $8 to $83Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $49professional $8

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
$12.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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 Mexico· 47th of 51

$8.13

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.