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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

South Dakota 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$12.88$8.13 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$56.23 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $45 to $158Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $65
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $13

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
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$64.57
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.22
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 2nd of 51

$54.95

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.