HCPCS 82306

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2021 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

12,649
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$190M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
6.4M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
52
76th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
599
83rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+12.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +4.0% · 2021

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
California508$22,357,665755,8941064,042
Florida1,020$20,172,989682,56572812
New Jersey220$19,154,297647,468621,767
Texas1,032$16,842,953570,51847606
North Carolina849$16,337,090552,70067345
New York1,078$12,111,306409,72260590
Ohio351$8,430,652285,13654525
Tennessee763$6,470,848219,68152396
Arizona252$6,386,431216,06970976
Alabama379$6,088,472206,37863426
Illinois358$5,632,952190,69053996
Georgia465$5,020,086169,85756435
Massachusetts452$4,806,556162,46843243
Kansas147$4,299,091145,43242418
Pennsylvania177$4,296,189145,303691,866

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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ801$29,803,4531,007,51778
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA322$12,256,832414,387114
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL62$9,889,433334,66030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX244$7,083,881239,79364
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ115$5,892,816199,34998
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN275$5,779,990195,66256
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL148$5,662,016191,409199
Columbus, OH227$5,321,693179,94058
Birmingham, AL102$5,031,358170,28962
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH345$4,460,771150,76239
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX176$4,201,874142,12533
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA24$4,169,410140,940291
Kansas City, MO-KS86$4,016,766135,87056
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA166$3,799,393128,41655
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX111$3,260,716110,56635

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 82 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing 82306 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 79% of payment for 82306 nationally in 2021, across 25 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory8877.0%$149,540,13179%5,057,4315,702
Internal Medicine3,63229%$13,593,0487.2%460,997127
Family Practice3,37427%$9,397,1985.0%319,13595
Endocrinology5854.6%$3,532,0561.9%120,019205
Pathology470.37%$2,387,5971.3%80,9581,723
Nurse Practitioner1,50712%$2,382,2701.3%80,93254
Rheumatology5904.7%$2,352,6391.2%80,103136
Nephrology3843.0%$1,632,7910.86%55,441144
Hematology-Oncology3602.8%$1,308,4220.69%44,374123
Physician Assistant6094.8%$964,1030.51%32,75754
Cardiology790.62%$561,2320.30%19,020241
Urology770.61%$353,3930.19%11,979156
General Practice650.51%$341,1020.18%11,587178
Medical Oncology1000.79%$309,5990.16%10,486105
Gastroenterology390.31%$246,3610.13%8,425216

Not listed: 25 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 2021.

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