87077
Bacterial culture, aerobic, additional methods required
Bacterial culture, aerobic, additional methods required is the #811 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $75.2M in payments across 14.9M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $4.52. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $11.10 per claim, 2.5× the median.
Total Paid
$75.2M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
14.9M
Providers
4K
Avg Cost/Claim
$5
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 87077? Based on 4K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$4.52
Average
$6.52
Std Dev
$16.84
Max
$675.32
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $1.69 and $7.31 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.53 and $11.10.
Top 1% bill above $44.63.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 87077 (Bacterial culture, aerobic, additional methods required) was billed by 4K providers across 14.9M claims, totaling $75.2M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 13.3M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$4.52
Providers Billing
4K
National Spending
$75.2M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.44×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87077
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.9M |
| 2 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.6M |
| 3 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.2M |
| 4 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.4M |
| 5 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.2M |
| 6 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.0M |
| 7 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $979K |
| 8 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $965K |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $857K |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $816K |
| 11 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $679K |
| 12 | Labone Llc Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $629K |
| 13 | Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $623K |
| 14 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $621K |
| 15 | Medical University Hospital Authority Charleston, SC · General Acute Care Hospital | $601K |
| 16 | 1649726738 | $529K |
| 17 | Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $514K |
| 18 | Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. Hicksville, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $484K |
| 19 | 1134195357 | $474K |
| 20 | 1235186800 | $460K |
Showing top 20 of 4K providers billing this code