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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Idaho 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$9.33$7.59 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$28.84 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $89Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $49professional $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
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.22
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.51
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$29.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$16.60

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$28.84

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.