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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Louisiana 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$8.13$6.92 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$10.47 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $83Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $23professional $8

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
$9.77
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.85
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 39th of 51

$10.23

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.