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Column Analysis For A Substance With No Named Test

Montana rates for HCPCS 82541

A laboratory analysis that passes a sample through a column so that one particular substance is separated out from everything else present and reported. It is used for substances that do not have a standard named test of their own, with the laboratory setting up the conditions for whatever is being looked for.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Column Analysis For A Substance With No Named Test cost?

$36.31

Typical facility fee. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $41.69.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $42Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $28 to $35
facility $42professional $32

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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in South Dakota than in Virginia. 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.

Montana· 6th of 50

$36.31

SD $47.86VA $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.