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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Florida 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$10.72$10.23 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$12.88 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$97.72
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st of 51

$11.22

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.