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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Virginia 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 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 $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$8.13 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $83Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $18professional $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
$7.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$14.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$8.13

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.