HCPCS 82570

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

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

13,102
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$28M
93rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
5.5M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
40
67th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
441
77th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+8.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +4.1% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $23M paid20212022: $24M paid20222023: $26M paid20232024: $28M paid2024$28M$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $23M paid20212022: $24M paid20222023: $26M paid20232024: $28M paid2024$28M$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $23M paid20212022: $24M paid20222023: $26M paid20232024: $28M paid2024$28M$0$20M2020: $22M paid20202021: $23M paid20212022: $24M paid20222023: $26M paid20232024: $28M paid2024$28M

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: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K 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
202413,102$27,777,862+9%5,488,379404410.00
202312,586$25,535,492+8%5,046,792394520.00
202211,945$23,611,638+1%4,624,265404710.00
202111,930$23,429,438+7%4,535,009425030.00
202011,995$21,808,872first year in data4,248,743414970.00

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
California299$3,268,945643,996884,965
Florida850$2,935,396578,32264726
Texas1,042$2,860,422564,08239292
New Jersey242$2,834,033558,48341848
North Carolina1,016$2,401,159473,27440334
Arizona311$1,599,196315,21741450
Tennessee1,017$954,055189,15244340
Illinois443$943,688185,97040392
Ohio379$888,236175,24035386
Alabama426$820,031161,90839380
Kansas191$788,406155,26141187
Georgia508$778,504153,95553548
New York718$689,585136,02435345
Massachusetts475$634,339124,95438248
Maryland240$457,31990,19048279

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-NJ521$3,345,499659,28041
Burlington, NC19$1,787,367352,04151
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL56$1,698,326334,42076
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA143$1,543,509304,09365
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX283$1,359,498268,05140
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ167$1,165,134229,74439
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN358$938,805185,01142
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA15$779,208153,483507
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX148$739,903145,78634
Kansas City, MO-KS80$708,266139,43541
Birmingham, AL136$664,920131,11440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH378$567,363111,73434
Columbus, OH239$536,439105,75939
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA154$528,779104,21041
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX167$518,101102,13429

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 2024.

Specialties billing 82570 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 78% of payment for 82570 nationally in 2024, across 17 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory6925.3%$21,605,88278%4,258,4836,154
Family Practice4,63835%$1,482,3115.3%297,80464
Internal Medicine3,34526%$1,428,6935.1%285,04885
Urology2011.5%$681,3082.5%134,891671
Nurse Practitioner2,03616%$666,0702.4%132,52265
Nephrology5113.9%$655,9772.4%129,691254
Pathology510.39%$491,8921.8%97,3621,909
Endocrinology4593.5%$340,1961.2%67,423147
Physician Assistant8176.2%$219,3550.79%44,03054
General Practice570.44%$32,0420.12%6,360112
Rheumatology1070.82%$31,0190.11%6,18958
Hematology-Oncology240.18%$29,3140.11%5,785241
Cardiology230.18%$20,8100.07%4,106179
Pediatric Medicine240.18%$12,5070.05%2,675111
Geriatric Medicine210.16%$7,9240.03%1,57375

Not listed: 18 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 82570 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