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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Alabama 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 Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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 4 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$11.75$10.23 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$11.22 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$10$20facility $13professional $12

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
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 24th 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.