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Organism Identification By Chemical Separation

West 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 4 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$10.00$9.33 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$10.23 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $12
$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$10.23

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.