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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Delaware 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 4 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$9.33$6.76 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$9.33 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $8 to $129Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $66
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $66professional $9

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
$8.32
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.22

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 12th of 51

$23.99

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.