HCPCS 82043

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

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

10,434
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$21M
92nd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
3.7M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
36
66th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
341
76th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
+1.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +1.6% · 2022

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
California325$2,814,870493,518574,226
New Jersey184$2,255,979395,798561,062
Florida586$2,172,755384,25565614
Texas753$2,010,298352,88038286
North Carolina628$1,716,768301,29640218
Arizona229$878,669154,24738307
New York648$739,002129,84636328
Ohio288$724,204127,10536554
Massachusetts477$582,694102,17746219
Kansas193$548,81396,26531135
Alabama240$532,91693,83340261
Georgia392$513,14390,24047424
Illinois325$511,93790,11939350
Tennessee514$488,64686,14838206
Maryland179$419,71273,72949338

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

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ471$2,816,345494,16849
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA153$1,369,186240,09351
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL40$1,340,017235,04568
Burlington, NC16$1,321,477231,77257
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX129$833,855146,39441
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ103$830,622145,79534
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA16$596,871104,624566
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX130$558,42297,95031
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN261$517,21291,09436
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH359$501,30487,86740
Kansas City, MO-KS84$500,51987,81448
Columbus, OH196$475,19583,35436
Birmingham, AL111$460,20180,78335
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX160$413,48572,51432
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD107$344,93360,55852

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 80 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 82043 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 81% of payment for 82043 nationally in 2022, across 14 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7317.0%$16,981,10981%2,982,4024,080
Internal Medicine3,08730%$1,363,3566.5%240,24978
Family Practice3,90337%$1,266,7326.0%223,31057
Endocrinology4794.6%$385,8331.8%68,036142
Pathology390.37%$296,7381.4%52,2511,340
Nurse Practitioner1,27012%$277,0511.3%48,87538
Nephrology1821.7%$172,4230.82%30,450167
Physician Assistant5245.0%$115,5770.55%20,37239
Cardiology260.25%$35,2010.17%6,199238
General Practice500.48%$20,2040.10%3,55571
Geriatric Medicine150.14%$11,3870.05%1,999133
Pediatric Medicine230.22%$10,4800.05%1,84380
Emergency Medicine190.18%$7,6680.04%1,34271
Rheumatology120.12%$2,5640.01%45338

Not listed: 22 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 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