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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

South Carolina 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$8.13$7.94 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$29.51 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $93Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $8

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
$6.31
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.29

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 12th of 51

$11.22

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.