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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Ohio 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 8 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$7.41 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$12.59 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$51.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$11.75

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.