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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Nevada 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 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$6.46 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$12.02 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $9 to $117Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $50
$5$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $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
$8.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 47th of 51

$8.13

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.