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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$9.33$9.12 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$12.59 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $66Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $15professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th 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.