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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Rhode Island 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 4 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$6.46$6.03 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$10.23 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $47Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $6

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
$18.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.88

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $9.55 · 32nd of 51
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.