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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Kentucky 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$7.08$6.31 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$20.42 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $8 to $148Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $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
$8.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.22

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$8.91

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.