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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

California rates for HCPCS 82487

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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.13 to $89.13.

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 $14 to $100Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $25 to $398
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $28professional $32

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Massachusetts 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.

California· 10th of 50

$30.90

MA $100AK $14.13

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.