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Column Analysis For A Substance With No Named Test

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$30.20

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $33.88.

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 $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $28 to $35
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $27professional $30

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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Massachusetts than in Alaska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $30.20 · 15th of 50
MA $93.33AK $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.