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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$9.33$5.25 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$15.49 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $9 to $195Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $49professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
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
$3.39
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$20.42

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 17th 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.