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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

New Mexico 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$9.33$9.33 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$11.22 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $40Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $83
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $9

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 21st of 51

$13.49

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.