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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$9.77$9.77 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$11.22 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $23professional $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
$9.77
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 48th 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.