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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 July 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 6 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$6.31 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$28.84 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $9 to $178Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $98
$5$10$20$50$100facility $98professional $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
$10.96
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 2nd of 51

$34.67

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.