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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Mississippi 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 4 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$13.49$10.00 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$12.59 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$5$10$20facility $14professional $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
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.18

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 20th of 51

$13.80

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.