go back

Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87143

A follow-up laboratory step performed after bacteria have grown in culture, to pin down exactly which organism is present. The organism's chemical components are separated by passing them through a column, producing a pattern that identifies the species. Knowing the exact organism guides the choice of antibiotic.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Organism Identification By Chemical Separation cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$18.20 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.48 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $60Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $37

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$40.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$123.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 25th of 51

$12.59

OK $31.62MD $9.33

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.