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Column Analysis For A Substance With No Named Test

North Carolina 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?

$35.48

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.12 to $48.98.

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 $35 · 10th to 90th $12 to $68Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $72
$20$50facility $35professional $35

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
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 50

$35.48

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.