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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

South Dakota 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 7 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$11.75$7.41 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$39.81 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $16 to $288Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $98
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $45professional $12

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
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$102.33
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.22
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 3rd of 51

$21.88

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.