HCPCS 82043

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

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

10,795
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$23M
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
4.0M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
37
66th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
350
76th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+8.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +3.5% · 2023

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
California349$3,022,817534,366524,249
New Jersey204$2,417,850427,66259979
Florida684$2,407,468428,74960491
Texas722$2,240,652396,59237327
North Carolina685$2,011,716356,09238227
Arizona251$956,831169,33532259
New York703$795,381140,87636316
Ohio300$768,031135,98035280
Kansas246$611,520108,10035165
Alabama283$602,432107,02539300
Massachusetts449$572,062101,12840231
Georgia405$563,11899,82453496
Illinois354$543,65596,36640325
Tennessee629$442,05178,67945298
Virginia325$437,75777,63349248

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ486$3,046,692538,91848
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL46$1,477,482261,63280
Burlington, NC22$1,455,309257,47444
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA172$1,442,573254,98649
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX100$995,381176,20335
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ118$910,770161,19033
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA14$672,080118,821575
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX128$588,873104,17930
Kansas City, MO-KS76$547,11796,68243
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN290$543,67396,37540
Birmingham, AL114$512,65190,83636
Columbus, OH215$491,81787,06835
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH335$489,52486,48633
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX158$460,84081,48631
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL41$393,02871,492123

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 2023.

Specialties billing 82043 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 81% of payment for 82043 nationally in 2023, across 16 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7296.8%$18,339,16181%3,246,9844,454
Internal Medicine3,06628%$1,375,4006.1%244,52180
Family Practice3,98737%$1,323,6065.8%235,26959
Pathology380.35%$402,0801.8%71,3241,877
Endocrinology4524.2%$368,8631.6%65,618145
Nurse Practitioner1,47814%$333,9191.5%59,32740
Nephrology2101.9%$246,2171.1%43,817209
Physician Assistant5955.5%$128,9690.57%22,92039
General Practice510.47%$22,2330.10%3,95378
Urology210.19%$21,9170.10%3,906186
Cardiology200.19%$16,7680.07%2,973149
Pediatric Medicine210.19%$11,6310.05%2,07099
Geriatric Medicine200.19%$10,7820.05%1,92096
Emergency Medicine250.23%$7,9020.03%1,39956
Hospitalist110.10%$3,2120.01%57252

Not listed: 19 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 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