HCPCS 82728

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

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

8,894
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$45M
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
3.4M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
39
66th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
674
82nd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+5.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +1.1% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $36M paid20202021: $41M paid20212022: $41M paid20222023: $43M paid20232024: $45M paid2024$45M$0$20M$40M2020: $36M paid20202021: $41M paid20212022: $41M paid20222023: $43M paid20232024: $45M paid2024$45M$0$20M$40M2020: $36M paid20202021: $41M paid20212022: $41M paid20222023: $43M paid20232024: $45M paid2024$45M$0$20M$40M2020: $36M paid20202021: $41M paid20212022: $41M paid20222023: $43M paid20232024: $45M paid2024$45M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

05,0002020: 8,227 providers20202021: 8,811 providers20212022: 8,617 providers20222023: 8,797 providers20232024: 8,894 providers20248,89405,0002020: 8,227 providers20202021: 8,811 providers20212022: 8,617 providers20222023: 8,797 providers20232024: 8,894 providers20248,89405,0002020: 8,227 providers20202021: 8,811 providers20212022: 8,617 providers20222023: 8,797 providers20232024: 8,894 providers20248,89405,0002020: 8,227 providers20202021: 8,811 providers20212022: 8,617 providers20222023: 8,797 providers20232024: 8,894 providers20248,894

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
20248,894$45,282,197+6%3,396,801396740.00
20238,797$42,786,900+5%3,210,076396650.00
20228,617$40,734,537-0%3,033,170416480.00
20218,811$40,743,608+12%2,996,170427250.00
20208,227$36,496,254first year in data2,700,609417340.00

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
Florida658$6,119,618458,67141962
New Jersey162$5,669,485424,742523,098
California378$5,632,038422,3051153,696
Texas874$3,717,008278,93668441
New York744$3,449,569258,666481,148
North Carolina588$2,881,612215,92533195
Tennessee771$1,380,022103,92532371
Arizona130$1,369,985102,73332353
Illinois309$1,299,33597,44547715
Ohio225$1,250,97893,85132671
Alabama267$1,237,06793,08236643
Massachusetts250$1,067,09279,92426296
Georgia303$1,030,20977,22741388
Maryland178$872,84165,438421,059
Virginia334$871,92765,49246623

Not listed: 8 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-NJ581$8,627,546646,48062
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA254$3,099,562232,17896
Burlington, NC11$2,116,687158,53435
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL40$2,055,606153,90049
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL73$1,835,551137,58030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX294$1,528,166114,64179
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ59$1,321,15399,06728
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN210$1,132,92384,94237
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL95$1,050,00278,63471
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA16$1,027,52777,261187
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH191$997,61474,70524
Birmingham, AL68$880,59866,10337
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX83$879,79465,92832
Kansas City, MO-KS64$771,97457,81529
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA69$695,11752,04241

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 78 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 82728 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 70% of payment for 82728 nationally in 2024, across 20 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory6307.1%$31,622,57870%2,369,7123,761
Hematology-Oncology1,10412%$4,328,0729.6%325,522295
Internal Medicine2,34726%$2,409,3025.3%180,97177
Pathology530.60%$2,370,8465.2%177,8593,356
Family Practice1,82821%$1,249,0792.8%94,32852
Medical Oncology3594.0%$989,9972.2%74,455207
Nurse Practitioner1,19513%$735,8111.6%55,38846
Nephrology2843.2%$322,2160.71%24,21085
Endocrinology1121.3%$295,7860.65%22,223198
Physician Assistant4885.5%$264,4990.58%19,89641
Cardiology500.56%$158,7590.35%11,906238
Rheumatology1121.3%$143,7750.32%10,81797
Hematology240.27%$102,0830.23%7,683320
Gastroenterology1281.4%$83,5000.18%6,32249
General Practice280.31%$40,6710.09%3,055109

Not listed: 24 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 82728 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