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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Florida 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 8 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$6.61 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$24.55 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $10 to $224Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $38
$5$20$100$500facility $46professional $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
$47.86
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.62
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$61.66
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 7th of 51

$28.18

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.