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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

Washington 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 Washington, 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 $19.95 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 9 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$11.22 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$13.80 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $52Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$83.18
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$22.39

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 23rd 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.