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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Ohio 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?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.37$3.98 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$8.51 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $31Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $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
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$12.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$10.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.75
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$52.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.22
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.77
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.48

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$6.76

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.