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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Rhode Island 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 4 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$6.46$6.03 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$18.62 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $6

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
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$10.23

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.