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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Maryland 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$6.76 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$26.30 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $43Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $31professional $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
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.22
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.76
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 11th of 51

$24.55

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.