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Chromatography To Identify A Substance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82489

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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $79.43.

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 $34 · 10th to 90th $13 to $174Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59
$20$50$100facility $34professional $29

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
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.5 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 50

$33.88

MA $174AK $16.60

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.