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Further Lab Identification Of Cultured Bacteria

Wyoming 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 4 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$7.24$7.08 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$57.54 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $36 to $178Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $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
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$11.22

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 46th of 51

$8.13

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.