HCPCS 80061

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2022 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

22,372
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$229M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
17.4M
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
90
85th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
729
85th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -2.8% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M$200M2020: $226M paid20202021: $238M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $227M paid20232024: $226M paid2024$226M$0$100M$200M2020: $226M paid20202021: $238M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $227M paid20232024: $226M paid2024$226M$0$100M$200M2020: $226M paid20202021: $238M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $227M paid20232024: $226M paid2024$226M$0$100M$200M2020: $226M paid20202021: $238M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $227M paid20232024: $226M paid2024$226M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 23K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 23K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 23K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 23K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K

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
202421,197$226,371,607-0%17,285,913866970.00
202321,671$226,533,213-1%17,301,079897180.00
202222,372$229,031,477-4%17,353,580907290.00
202123,006$237,577,164+5%17,780,008957600.00
202023,353$225,518,828first year in data16,983,052947500.00

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
California691$24,221,3031,832,4901393,991
Florida1,323$24,196,7731,831,0541421,274
New Jersey336$23,668,7261,791,1411381,670
Texas1,781$21,390,8491,620,477107785
North Carolina1,196$18,695,8581,415,859109681
New York1,521$10,626,869805,063109685
Ohio496$8,812,276667,452105460
Tennessee1,289$7,916,701601,571130624
Arizona502$7,552,855572,13364683
Alabama599$7,148,433542,459125751
Georgia648$6,345,280481,002155750
Massachusetts767$5,975,723452,26385483
Illinois541$5,847,094443,511107804
Kansas292$5,525,391418,347102461
Virginia652$5,054,116383,179172863

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,029$31,929,0582,416,359141
Burlington, NC29$13,856,6871,048,675137
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL68$12,933,785978,541137
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA398$12,311,423931,434156
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX331$8,354,520633,081121
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ268$7,048,245533,76558
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN428$5,994,254454,738105
Birmingham, AL165$5,673,899429,876123
Columbus, OH298$5,575,038421,974112
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL179$5,452,818412,434254
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX336$5,397,379408,58269
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH603$5,315,185402,11074
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA29$4,980,184376,78794
Kansas City, MO-KS149$4,799,930363,364144
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA224$4,628,947350,251113

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 88 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 80061 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 77% of payment for 80061 nationally in 2022, across 28 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory1,1074.9%$175,839,63577%13,310,63212,024
Internal Medicine5,30024%$19,450,4908.5%1,477,379279
Family Practice7,62234%$19,013,3718.3%1,446,087190
Nurse Practitioner3,98618%$3,817,3241.7%290,39473
Pathology620.28%$2,924,8561.3%222,0443,581
Endocrinology6512.9%$2,381,0511.0%181,088278
Cardiology7283.3%$1,615,1420.71%122,580168
Physician Assistant1,6757.5%$1,519,9230.66%115,51769
Interventional Cardiology2150.96%$382,5270.17%29,033135
Hematology-Oncology1180.53%$354,5110.15%26,850228
General Practice1290.58%$344,4810.15%26,179203
Gastroenterology180.08%$328,4850.14%25,2781,404
Nephrology1550.69%$198,9910.09%15,12298
Geriatric Medicine400.18%$153,4160.07%11,625291
Pediatric Medicine520.23%$120,2470.05%9,153176

Not listed: 27 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 2022.

Top billers of 80061 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