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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Montana 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 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$7.24 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$24.55 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $11 to $219Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $50
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $58professional $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
$31.62
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.22

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 29th of 51

$11.48

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.