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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Tennessee 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$6.92$6.03 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$21.88 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $7 to $95Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $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
$7.59
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.22

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$8.91

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.