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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 5 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$6.31 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$14.79 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $98Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$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
$9.77
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.14

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 26th 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.