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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$10.72$9.77 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$19.05 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $170Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $35
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $28professional $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
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$35.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 11th 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.