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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87077

After bacteria have already grown from a sample in the lab, this test uses additional identification methods to pin down exactly which organism is present. It is a follow-up step used when the initial culture growth needs extra testing to reach a definitive identification.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 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$11.22$7.24 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$7.08 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $7 to $107Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$5$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $11

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
$30.20
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$26.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in West Virginia than in New Mexico. 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.

Alaska· 19th of 51

$18.20

WV $83.18NM $7.41

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.