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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$10.96$10.47 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$16.60 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $40Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50facility $26professional $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
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 30th 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.