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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Indiana 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$6.92$6.61 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$13.49 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $8 to $112Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $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
$9.33
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.91

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$10.47

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.