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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

New Hampshire 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$12.88$8.13 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$23.44 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $17 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $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
$17.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$36.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$37.15

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$18.62

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.