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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Washington, DC 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 5 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$9.33$9.33 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$9.33 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$9.33

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.