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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Washington 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 9 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$7.76$7.08 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$13.18 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $8 to $100Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $50
$5$20$100$500facility $32professional $8

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
$8.13
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.51
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.22

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 31st of 51

$11.22

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.