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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.62$4.27 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$8.13 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $12professional $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
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.75
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.51

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 48th of 51

$6.46

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.