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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

South Dakota 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 6 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$20.42$9.77 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$22.91 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $24Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $20

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
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 2nd of 51

$23.99

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.