HCPCS 86235

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

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

751
84th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$29M
94th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1.6M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
240
91st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
6,842
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+6.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +0.7% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $24M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $26M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $29M paid2024$29M$0$20M2020: $24M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $26M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $29M paid2024$29M$0$20M2020: $24M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $26M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $29M paid2024$29M$0$20M2020: $24M paid20202021: $28M paid20212022: $26M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $29M paid2024$29M

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

Billers

05002020: 756 providers20202021: 783 providers20212022: 761 providers20222023: 746 providers20232024: 751 providers202475105002020: 756 providers20202021: 783 providers20212022: 761 providers20222023: 746 providers20232024: 751 providers202475105002020: 756 providers20202021: 783 providers20212022: 761 providers20222023: 746 providers20232024: 751 providers202475105002020: 756 providers20202021: 783 providers20212022: 761 providers20222023: 746 providers20232024: 751 providers2024751

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
2024751$28,666,680+7%1,639,1272406,8420.00
2023746$26,856,797+2%1,536,5922526,4990.00
2022761$26,428,877-5%1,499,5042387,0110.00
2021783$27,728,149+15%1,555,4922566,1800.00
2020756$24,048,861first year in data1,358,9022526,7240.00

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
California71$4,904,943279,60398713,713
New Jersey27$3,669,054208,93918053,788
Texas62$3,263,289186,43145115,929
Florida51$2,551,311145,3682597,226
North Carolina28$2,535,445144,4311681,144
New York48$1,642,13793,5185417,942
Arizona20$1,262,20272,04114831,351
Georgia17$1,079,18061,53131911,840
Alabama23$977,26155,7632732,526
Ohio38$828,60650,5811892,671
Tennessee20$666,22638,06918110,373
Illinois32$624,21735,5732153,265
Kansas15$530,12530,1921968,888
Pennsylvania16$457,31426,0876816,304
Maryland45$401,44622,9742381,306

Not listed: 24 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-NJ59$5,211,820296,770416
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40$2,557,200145,830998
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX21$1,512,03586,115102
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ18$1,256,13171,693148
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA13$1,068,80760,935480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN26$681,31738,847263
Columbus, OH18$637,42136,304128
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20$544,32630,984151
Memphis, TN-MS-AR14$255,32514,615181
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX13$242,96714,0681,038
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV36$235,84413,536218
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD13$217,11412,408264
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI12$210,70812,165105
Oklahoma City, OK12$169,9489,902237
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL13$95,0265,431353

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 16 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 86235 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 84% of payment for 86235 nationally in 2024, across 5 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory23631%$24,164,16284%1,381,1165,852
Rheumatology35247%$3,569,74612%204,618581
Physician Assistant344.5%$352,4971.2%20,169593
Nurse Practitioner415.5%$183,2490.64%10,507256
Internal Medicine445.9%$174,0100.61%9,959226

Not listed: 13 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 86235 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