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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Idaho 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$12.59$11.75 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.59 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50facility $22professional $13

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
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$20.42

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 18th of 51

$14.45

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.