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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Utah 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$11.75$9.55 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$15.85 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $14 to $112Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $12

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
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$56.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 22nd of 51

$13.18

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.