HCPCS 82043

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2020 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

10,125
97th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$19M
92nd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
3.4M
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
38
69th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
369
78th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$10M$20M2020: $19M paid20202021: $21M paid20212022: $21M paid20222023: $23M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M$0$10M$20M2020: $19M paid20202021: $21M paid20212022: $21M paid20222023: $23M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M$0$10M$20M2020: $19M paid20202021: $21M paid20212022: $21M paid20222023: $23M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M$0$10M$20M2020: $19M paid20202021: $21M paid20212022: $21M paid20222023: $23M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 10K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K05,00010K2020: 10K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K05,00010K2020: 10K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K05,00010K2020: 10K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 10K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K

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
202411,597$24,993,863+10%4,427,155373450.00
202310,795$22,682,640+8%4,019,184373500.00
202210,434$20,996,642+2%3,690,385363410.00
202110,266$20,601,716+7%3,575,288373640.00
202010,125$19,321,426first year in data3,377,286383690.00

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
California297$2,470,225430,503704,617
Florida562$2,009,728355,11563712
Texas683$1,799,643314,16542364
New Jersey148$1,702,558296,642521,348
North Carolina649$1,551,099270,58441237
Arizona209$802,463140,11542368
Ohio304$694,315121,09035271
New York583$682,348119,08742313
Pennsylvania117$601,551104,822414,195
Massachusetts508$562,78398,10840194
Alabama241$506,56788,65446225
Georgia377$482,93784,42248417
Illinois310$479,55583,79439408
Tennessee391$435,76276,36043233
Washington293$412,67072,16527165

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 6 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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ461$2,230,761388,77347
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL39$1,199,571209,30254
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA133$1,168,856203,72051
Burlington, NC16$1,162,308202,67355
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ72$747,150130,44662
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX105$701,474122,37244
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA16$511,41089,141473
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX98$495,77286,46834
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH383$479,02783,43935
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN257$467,29181,65837
Columbus, OH168$458,94980,02135
Birmingham, AL100$437,25176,36646
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX149$404,85970,71433
Kansas City, MO-KS82$352,20461,39454
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD111$330,08757,55843

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 78 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 82043 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 79% of payment for 82043 nationally in 2020, across 16 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7767.7%$15,299,00479%2,672,5093,444
Internal Medicine3,20932%$1,419,3377.3%248,57277
Family Practice3,71637%$1,287,5436.7%225,71461
Endocrinology4784.7%$361,8261.9%63,493133
Pathology380.38%$317,0081.6%55,4851,460
Nurse Practitioner1,05710%$235,9541.2%41,30839
Nephrology1661.6%$159,4950.83%28,020169
Physician Assistant4434.4%$95,0180.49%16,61738
Hematology-Oncology110.11%$34,1780.18%5,960542
Cardiology310.31%$33,8010.17%5,919191
General Practice570.56%$28,4760.15%4,98087
Pediatric Medicine240.24%$10,9190.06%1,90880
Emergency Medicine240.24%$9,2690.05%1,62468
Geriatric Medicine160.16%$6,1450.03%1,07167
Hospitalist150.15%$4,6020.02%80454

Not listed: 15 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 2020.

Top billers of 82043 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