HCPCS 80053

Laboratory test (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

26,072
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$280M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
27.1M
100th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
97
83rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1,100
86th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+0.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -1.3% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$200M2020: $273M paid20202021: $288M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $279M paid20232024: $280M paid2024$280M$0$200M2020: $273M paid20202021: $288M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $279M paid20232024: $280M paid2024$280M$0$200M2020: $273M paid20202021: $288M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $279M paid20232024: $280M paid2024$280M$0$200M2020: $273M paid20202021: $288M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $279M paid20232024: $280M paid2024$280M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

010K20K2020: 27K providers20202021: 27K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 26K providers20232024: 26K providers202426K010K20K2020: 27K providers20202021: 27K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 26K providers20232024: 26K providers202426K010K20K2020: 27K providers20202021: 27K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 26K providers20232024: 26K providers202426K010K20K2020: 27K providers20202021: 27K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 26K providers20232024: 26K providers202426K

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
202426,072$280,436,313+1%27,147,672971,1000.00
202326,416$278,792,828-0%26,991,705981,0870.00
202226,774$279,391,219-3%26,843,176991,1130.00
202126,938$287,844,166+5%27,313,9771091,2290.00
202026,557$273,474,790first year in data26,113,5521091,2600.00

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
New Jersey529$30,713,4492,973,021751,204
Florida1,374$30,551,3292,954,9301701,573
California900$28,747,3722,779,075874,918
Texas2,775$28,053,2522,716,4121251,092
North Carolina1,414$20,896,1072,022,315102756
New York1,950$12,635,8251,222,4951011,028
Arizona605$10,993,3441,063,61272962
Ohio508$9,971,303965,8161051,363
Tennessee1,705$9,415,405913,320153988
Alabama673$8,766,398849,2981341,531
Illinois817$7,750,864749,970961,346
Georgia778$7,526,188728,289163984
Kansas330$6,341,622613,1621551,262
Virginia698$6,168,235597,4962131,661
Maryland464$5,724,889553,9242031,751

Not listed: 6 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 4 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,361$40,634,2443,932,31397
Burlington, NC41$15,785,9161,527,481102
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL81$14,031,4241,356,964128
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA521$13,514,8621,306,64873
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX698$11,491,7991,112,232168
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ312$10,456,8881,011,66982
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN615$7,057,767682,78274
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA40$6,999,234676,570195
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX450$6,818,688660,18377
Birmingham, AL157$6,666,120645,09265
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL183$6,388,449617,559241
Columbus, OH329$5,688,813550,48479
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA259$5,582,449539,678118
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX378$5,268,252509,685125
Kansas City, MO-KS130$4,926,905476,129187

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 87 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 80053 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 75% of payment for 80053 nationally in 2024, across 40 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory1,1904.6%$211,204,33675%20,431,81417,170
Family Practice6,56625%$15,148,8355.4%1,469,539224
Internal Medicine4,45117%$14,251,4625.1%1,381,175310
Hematology-Oncology1,3705.3%$12,063,7224.3%1,170,677855
Pathology1150.44%$8,420,9833.0%815,8557,094
Nurse Practitioner5,55621%$5,440,2991.9%528,05795
Medical Oncology4451.7%$3,441,1361.2%333,860750
Rheumatology5712.2%$2,249,0140.80%219,151384
Physician Assistant2,4819.5%$2,130,0650.76%206,68083
Endocrinology5262.0%$1,875,0410.67%182,034346
Cardiology4361.7%$835,2020.30%80,911186
Nephrology2691.0%$576,4000.21%55,931208
Gastroenterology2901.1%$442,6320.16%43,220149
Hematology330.13%$417,8020.15%40,5011,227
General Practice1060.41%$303,1650.11%29,425278

Not listed: 28 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2024.

Top billers of 80053 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations