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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

Illinois 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?

$38.90

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $57.54.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $34 to $98Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $151
$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $35

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
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 4th of 50

$38.90

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.