HCPCS 80053

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

26,416
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$279M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
27.0M
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
98
85th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
1,087
87th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-0.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -1.3% · 2023

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
Florida1,429$30,501,7422,949,9821661,441
California952$28,673,2782,772,0671084,162
New Jersey561$28,517,0902,760,043881,092
Texas2,650$28,020,2012,712,8261281,111
North Carolina1,399$23,094,2552,235,61599772
New York1,970$13,509,1001,306,928121984
Arizona616$10,344,6881,000,97376896
Ohio522$10,241,323991,770102991
Alabama674$8,855,084861,1671351,600
Illinois810$7,578,757733,655931,315
Georgia772$7,510,249726,7151851,003
Tennessee1,603$6,949,781674,5761601,016
Kansas346$6,437,898622,5041451,138
Virginia752$6,110,760591,9252051,487
Maryland433$5,666,151547,8902491,679

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,406$39,226,8913,795,616130
Burlington, NC40$15,483,0721,498,94683
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL95$13,700,8711,324,989107
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA537$13,612,6401,315,952103
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX659$11,430,9111,106,759171
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ323$9,814,300949,60478
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN600$7,063,907683,80881
Birmingham, AL140$6,746,280655,99785
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX435$6,719,086650,00772
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL182$6,429,174621,320241
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA41$6,285,533607,741728
Columbus, OH316$5,834,228564,62782
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA260$5,518,881533,474137
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX357$5,478,454529,871127
Kansas City, MO-KS146$5,012,320484,407183

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 86 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 80053 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 75% of payment for 80053 nationally in 2023, across 38 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory1,2534.7%$208,126,25375%20,135,61516,070
Internal Medicine4,60517%$15,719,4275.6%1,523,724331
Family Practice6,80426%$15,403,8875.5%1,494,535220
Hematology-Oncology1,3265.0%$11,786,1204.2%1,143,951863
Pathology1060.40%$7,935,3792.8%768,6477,251
Nurse Practitioner5,30320%$5,156,9161.8%500,57494
Medical Oncology4601.7%$3,525,5581.3%342,165744
Rheumatology5942.2%$2,338,8980.84%227,940384
Endocrinology5422.1%$2,134,2180.77%207,188382
Physician Assistant2,3979.1%$2,060,4200.74%200,02783
Cardiology4631.8%$951,0260.34%92,114199
Nephrology2891.1%$633,5450.23%61,529213
Gastroenterology3271.2%$569,9530.20%55,861171
Hematology300.11%$455,9670.16%44,1791,473
General Practice1090.41%$302,9550.11%29,414270

Not listed: 30 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 2023.

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