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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Missouri 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$10.72$7.76 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$13.49 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $71Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $11

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
$8.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 15th of 51

$19.95

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.