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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Iowa 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$11.75$8.32 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$20.42 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $12 to $234Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $52
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $44professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$20.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$20.89

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.