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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Vermont 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$10.72$6.46 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$79.43 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $107Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $79professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$33.88

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.