HCPCS 82306

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

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

12,453
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$180M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
6.2M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
48
73rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
514
80th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-2.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -1.7% · 2023

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
California490$21,649,156746,8061023,535
Florida922$19,852,936684,98674845
New Jersey249$19,664,214678,275511,559
North Carolina871$17,621,198608,31353288
Texas1,010$15,930,344550,57845526
New York1,027$11,153,260385,02661480
Ohio365$7,747,467267,49546423
Arizona275$5,808,009200,60750500
Alabama342$5,483,045189,79756392
Illinois362$5,335,579184,17347965
Georgia468$4,664,263161,04257436
Massachusetts435$4,399,478151,77735251
Kansas157$4,259,582146,91642306
Tennessee909$3,744,566129,82748316
Maryland217$3,302,117114,26268431

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-NJ802$29,456,5651,016,14573
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA318$11,349,165391,445103
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL44$10,160,567350,46861
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX242$6,774,786234,03846
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ138$5,479,066189,22456
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN284$5,450,012188,14447
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL131$5,219,093179,980168
Columbus, OH252$4,710,236162,61446
Birmingham, AL99$4,578,628158,32847
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA17$4,365,103150,548266
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX191$4,090,616141,14632
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH346$4,068,877140,34829
Kansas City, MO-KS97$3,911,065134,85353
Greensboro-High Point, NC105$3,697,104127,61933
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA152$3,479,711120,00556

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 76 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 82306 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 80% of payment for 82306 nationally in 2023, across 26 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory8857.1%$144,278,24080%4,978,5755,626
Internal Medicine3,33527%$11,817,8676.6%409,221123
Family Practice3,33927%$8,502,8434.7%294,65188
Endocrinology5494.4%$2,938,3851.6%101,830185
Pathology550.44%$2,470,0981.4%85,4071,553
Nurse Practitioner1,81315%$2,450,0521.4%85,00247
Rheumatology5714.6%$2,140,2131.2%74,194130
Nephrology3362.7%$1,428,3830.79%49,473147
Physician Assistant7185.8%$990,7170.55%34,33748
Hematology-Oncology2732.2%$904,6720.50%31,383115
Cardiology630.51%$320,6020.18%11,090176
Gastroenterology200.16%$263,2890.15%9,187459
General Practice570.46%$257,3280.14%8,926157
Urology640.51%$199,4750.11%6,894108
Medical Oncology710.57%$181,3410.10%6,27688

Not listed: 20 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 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