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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Louisiana 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$14.13$10.96 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$15.14 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $46Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50facility $17professional $14

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
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$15.14

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.