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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Virginia 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 8 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$7.08$6.03 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$17.78 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $8 to $138Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$20$100$500facility $55professional $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
$12.59
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 21st of 51

$16.98

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.