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Column Analysis For A Substance With No Named Test

California rates for HCPCS 82543

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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $42.66.

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 $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $52Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $39
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $22professional $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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in South Dakota than in Kansas. 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· 26th of 50

$28.18

SD $47.86KS $15.49

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.