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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Tennessee 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$6.31$6.03 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$10.00 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $6 to $78Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $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
$6.46
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.22

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 51st of 51

$7.24

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.