Culture Anaerobic Cost at St Mary's Regional Medical Center

87075 (CPT) · Lewiston, ME

Culture Anaerobic (CPT 87075) at St Mary's Regional Medical Center costs $58 cash price (without insurance). The gross charge is $152. This is equal to the Maine average of $58.

An anaerobic culture is a laboratory test that grows and identifies bacteria that thrive without oxygen. Your doctor might order this test if you have an infection in an area with limited blood flow, such as an abscess, wound infection, or certain internal infections, since these environments often harbor oxygen-avoiding bacteria. During the procedure, a sample of fluid or tissue is collected from the infected area and sent to a lab where it's placed in a special oxygen-free environment to allow bacteria to grow, which typically takes several days before results are available.