HCPCS 82306

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

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

12,664
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$184M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
6.3M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
50
75th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
560
82nd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +0.1% · 2022

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
California500$21,717,953743,2631163,545
New Jersey247$19,876,003680,273581,555
Florida1,001$19,746,261675,97371785
Texas1,049$16,436,680563,59046607
North Carolina841$15,862,439543,19161339
New York1,071$11,314,219387,61957526
Ohio364$7,847,854268,88749575
Tennessee822$6,355,044218,31349380
Arizona284$6,122,498209,81955539
Alabama351$5,677,625194,79058427
Illinois361$5,344,774183,33948892
Georgia466$4,826,379165,31359455
Massachusetts441$4,578,057156,69637211
Kansas148$4,512,628154,57047551
Maryland226$3,543,838121,65279477

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA); 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-NJ827$29,387,9141,005,97572
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA310$11,792,643403,529113
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL53$9,962,185341,03934
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX233$6,985,668239,38462
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ149$5,787,783198,30957
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN273$5,518,206189,32552
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL150$5,327,640182,237151
Columbus, OH244$4,916,129168,35750
Birmingham, AL97$4,709,925161,37853
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH344$4,253,997145,58533
Kansas City, MO-KS94$4,249,275145,53263
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA24$4,248,483145,383226
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX185$4,051,415138,70732
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA158$3,641,886124,61757
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX144$3,208,371110,13832

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 79 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 82306 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 79% of payment for 82306 nationally in 2022, across 25 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory8837.0%$145,965,84479%4,997,5545,660
Internal Medicine3,54328%$13,007,5157.1%446,967126
Family Practice3,41527%$8,919,9784.9%306,71090
Endocrinology5694.5%$3,308,2191.8%113,732200
Nurse Practitioner1,62113%$2,321,9891.3%79,90249
Pathology510.40%$2,298,2021.3%78,9351,548
Rheumatology5914.7%$2,267,3501.2%78,048132
Nephrology3632.9%$1,533,0680.83%52,708145
Hematology-Oncology3432.7%$1,131,0170.62%38,867113
Physician Assistant6615.2%$924,1400.50%31,79148
Cardiology730.58%$469,5640.26%16,110221
Urology770.61%$277,1550.15%9,499123
General Practice560.44%$259,6570.14%8,914159
Medical Oncology930.73%$259,1060.14%8,87895
Gastroenterology270.21%$206,1610.11%7,210267

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 2022.

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