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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

North Carolina 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?

$33.11

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.85 to $77.62.

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 $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $100Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $72
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $33professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $33.11 · 11th 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.