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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Arkansas 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 7 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$10.96$6.31 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$12.59 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $78Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $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
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.59
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.49

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 28th of 51

$12.59

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.