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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Nebraska 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 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 8 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$15.49$7.08 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$28.84 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $52
$5$20$100$500facility $60professional $15

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
$11.75
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$16.22

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$33.11

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.