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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

West 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 5 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$6.46$6.03 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$20.42 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $12 to $117Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $89professional $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
$12.02
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$53.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$75.86

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.