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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$9.55$5.62 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$9.12 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $89Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $16professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.77
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 13th of 51

$10.72

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.