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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Chromatography To Identify A Substance cost?

$33.88

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $64.57.

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 $79 · 10th to 90th $50 to $182Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $28 to $48
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $79professional $28

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Massachusetts than in Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $33.88 · 10th of 50
MA $100VA $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.