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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Minnesota 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$9.55$8.13 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$26.30 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $65
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $10

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
$28.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.85
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.78

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$15.14

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.