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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

Texas 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$26.92 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$18.62 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $37Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $27 to $35
$20$50$100facility $23professional $28

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
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Health Smart
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Health Smart
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 45th of 50

$22.91

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.