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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.31$4.79 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$9.12 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $6

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
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 41st of 51

$6.76

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.