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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

South Carolina 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 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$6.61$6.31 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$26.92 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $13 to $191Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $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
$13.49
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 51

$40.74

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.