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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Maine 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 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 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$8.13$6.61 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$16.22 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $8 to $93Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$20$100$500facility $41professional $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
$8.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.48
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$52.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$16.22

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.