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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

North Carolina 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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 6 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$10.00$10.00 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$10.72 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $42Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 49th of 51

$10.00

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.