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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

Iowa 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $52.48.

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 $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $100Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $42

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 50

$41.69

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.