HCPCS 82570

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

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

11,945
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$24M
93rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
4.6M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
40
69th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
471
80th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
+0.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +0.1% · 2022

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
California346$2,957,880578,302913,716
Florida773$2,532,725495,20574828
Texas968$2,359,081461,66941294
New Jersey205$2,205,336431,320561,187
North Carolina909$2,058,606402,88141343
Arizona231$983,044192,40554435
Illinois405$885,128173,47842628
Tennessee749$837,290164,90442562
Ohio474$791,585154,94433159
Georgia477$680,454133,71654578
Kansas149$643,775125,95841332
New York580$640,765125,52137491
Alabama348$633,060124,22643368
Massachusetts470$607,046118,67547277
Washington305$430,45384,62026183

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 4 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-NJ431$2,679,980524,16851
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA179$1,475,083288,40484
Burlington, NC15$1,455,228284,52179
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL43$1,413,126276,21387
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX282$1,087,854212,90544
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ96$930,401182,07874
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN285$891,127174,70547
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX135$628,384122,86031
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA22$584,793114,317265
Kansas City, MO-KS87$584,194114,28641
Birmingham, AL108$517,377101,27943
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH342$510,78499,80238
Columbus, OH261$492,40196,29835
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL83$425,02083,068124
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA149$418,95881,99135

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 2022.

Specialties billing 82570 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 77% of payment for 82570 nationally in 2022, across 17 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory6115.1%$18,076,26877%3,535,9205,787
Family Practice4,34136%$1,374,4615.8%270,36962
Internal Medicine3,21127%$1,358,6385.8%266,91483
Urology2051.7%$855,8903.6%168,385821
Nephrology6055.1%$564,2882.4%110,949183
Endocrinology4894.1%$365,6731.5%71,828147
Nurse Practitioner1,52013%$356,6631.5%70,11746
Pathology390.33%$302,0251.3%59,2891,520
Physician Assistant6035.0%$150,8530.64%29,60249
Hematology-Oncology220.18%$46,4260.20%9,089413
General Practice530.44%$31,5090.13%6,194117
Cardiology240.20%$29,5050.12%5,798242
Rheumatology940.79%$24,9330.11%4,94653
Pediatric Medicine220.18%$10,2850.04%2,01692
Geriatric Medicine170.14%$9,7630.04%1,912112

Not listed: 21 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 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