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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$9.55$9.55 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.60 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $10

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
$7.94
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.75

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 28th 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.