HCPCS 82306

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

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

12,159
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$169M
99th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
5.8M
99th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
51
77th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
572
83rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

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
California502$19,063,096648,4621103,561
Florida970$17,907,011609,54467777
New Jersey197$16,570,418563,221552,732
Texas992$15,219,183518,52950581
North Carolina802$14,518,616494,12064364
New York1,077$10,847,390368,89259545
Ohio341$7,310,732248,78350516
Arizona230$5,874,786200,094781,061
Alabama370$5,775,389197,14962410
Tennessee691$5,587,331190,71450390
Illinois359$5,339,397181,736551,287
Georgia431$4,572,524155,69560437
Pennsylvania158$4,503,269153,109593,608
Massachusetts437$4,229,619143,76034194
Kansas142$3,158,885107,46740289

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-NJ803$25,970,574882,71576
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA311$11,605,912394,923116
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL54$8,736,733297,39135
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX232$6,118,532208,27553
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN296$5,502,253187,26863
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ104$5,298,134180,466108
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL149$4,904,771166,840178
Birmingham, AL102$4,791,585163,32563
Columbus, OH214$4,583,501155,96452
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH330$3,930,531133,56630
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX148$3,843,786130,76234
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA28$3,589,288122,081214
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA163$3,406,342115,83555
Kansas City, MO-KS91$2,954,602100,53864
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX110$2,931,63299,93635

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 83 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 82306 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 78% of payment for 82306 nationally in 2020, across 26 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory9087.5%$132,278,61178%4,500,0834,956
Internal Medicine3,60630%$12,832,1007.6%437,587121
Family Practice3,16226%$8,312,5204.9%283,90490
Endocrinology5964.9%$3,289,0661.9%112,562189
Rheumatology5884.8%$2,250,6221.3%77,180131
Pathology490.40%$2,187,8751.3%74,5921,522
Nurse Practitioner1,23210%$1,913,0451.1%65,27153
Nephrology4123.4%$1,626,7340.96%55,627135
Hematology-Oncology3522.9%$1,244,3380.74%42,476121
Physician Assistant5324.4%$783,1350.46%26,73550
Cardiology880.72%$503,5860.30%17,162195
Medical Oncology1010.83%$372,2990.22%12,685126
Urology860.71%$351,0760.21%11,975139
General Practice640.53%$316,0100.19%10,770168
Gastroenterology320.26%$222,8820.13%7,580237

Not listed: 26 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 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