HCPCS 82306

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

12,597
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$185M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
6.4M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
47
71st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
490
78th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+2.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +1.2% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M$200M2020: $169M paid20202021: $190M paid20212022: $184M paid20222023: $180M paid20232024: $185M paid2024$185M$0$100M$200M2020: $169M paid20202021: $190M paid20212022: $184M paid20222023: $180M paid20232024: $185M paid2024$185M$0$100M$200M2020: $169M paid20202021: $190M paid20212022: $184M paid20222023: $180M paid20232024: $185M paid2024$185M$0$100M$200M2020: $169M paid20202021: $190M paid20212022: $184M paid20222023: $180M paid20232024: $185M paid2024$185M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 13K providers20212022: 13K providers20222023: 12K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 13K providers20212022: 13K providers20222023: 12K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 13K providers20212022: 13K providers20222023: 12K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 13K providers20212022: 13K providers20222023: 12K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K

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
202412,597$184,675,203+3%6,376,292474900.00
202312,453$179,806,647-2%6,209,479485140.00
202212,664$183,818,158-3%6,298,847505600.00
202112,649$189,671,475+12%6,419,775525990.00
202012,159$169,228,212first year in data5,761,620515720.00

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
California459$22,764,352785,1921134,419
New Jersey222$21,590,539744,654472,235
Florida860$20,226,853697,91881883
Texas1,064$16,353,421564,98543475
North Carolina875$16,215,472559,45354276
New York1,015$9,869,846340,71256383
Ohio342$7,841,142270,74549434
Arizona275$6,228,103215,04556508
Tennessee1,006$5,989,061207,35346279
Alabama361$5,664,862195,85851370
Illinois362$5,534,437190,952531,006
Georgia473$4,875,027168,34562414
Massachusetts454$4,471,615154,22232254
Kansas150$4,180,621144,17445387
Maryland217$3,336,549115,20660537

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 5 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ742$30,124,1201,039,10865
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA295$12,148,436419,032107
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL42$10,702,615369,15866
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX246$7,033,837242,83552
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ141$5,889,094203,32456
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN286$5,586,173192,72754
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL121$5,218,107179,993190
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA14$5,010,208172,785295
Birmingham, AL101$4,673,500161,37346
Columbus, OH250$4,647,832160,44645
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX201$4,300,580148,37730
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH376$4,157,180143,35427
Kansas City, MO-KS91$3,829,037132,03074
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA153$3,647,006125,80162
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX154$3,202,291110,77430

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 75 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 82306 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 81% of payment for 82306 nationally in 2024, across 25 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory8516.8%$149,783,40181%5,168,2536,073
Internal Medicine3,24326%$10,983,2845.9%379,867117
Family Practice3,44427%$8,667,6164.7%300,28587
Nurse Practitioner2,02316%$2,798,9401.5%96,99948
Endocrinology5174.1%$2,657,3671.4%92,042178
Pathology560.44%$2,639,2221.4%91,3031,630
Rheumatology5444.3%$2,111,0501.1%73,136134
Nephrology3252.6%$1,383,4400.75%47,896147
Physician Assistant7776.2%$1,051,3730.57%36,43147
Hematology-Oncology2592.1%$716,5440.39%24,83596
Cardiology630.50%$392,0720.21%13,552215
General Practice540.43%$240,9220.13%8,348155
Urology460.37%$197,7130.11%6,846149
Gastroenterology240.19%$182,0180.10%6,304263
Medical Oncology720.57%$177,1570.10%6,12885

Not listed: 23 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 2024.

Top billers of 82306 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