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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Utah 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$7.76$6.61 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$72.44 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $16 to $263Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $148professional $8

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
$54.95
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.85
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$36.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.47
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 25th of 51

$10.23

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.