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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 October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$5.62$4.79 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$7.24 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $83Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $6

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
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$53.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$21.88
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$7.24

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.