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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

Iowa rates for HCPCS 82486

A laboratory technique that separates the different substances in a sample so one particular substance can be picked out and identified. The sample is drawn through a separating material and each substance travels at its own rate, spreading them into a pattern the laboratory reads. The result reports whether that substance is present, not how much of it there is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chromatography To Identify A Substance cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $47.86.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $28 to $76Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $28 to $59
$20$50$100facility $28professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in South Dakota than in Alaska. 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 50

$39.81

SD $47.86AK $15.85

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.