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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Arizona 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$7.24$6.46 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$16.22 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $8 to $126Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $52
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $36professional $7

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
$11.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.13

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 36th of 51

$10.72

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.