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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

North Dakota 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$9.55$7.24 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$52.48 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $45 to $110Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $65
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $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
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 18th of 51

$18.62

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.