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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

New Mexico 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$7.24$6.92 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$23.99 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $48professional $7

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
$12.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 51st of 51

$7.41

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.