HCPCS 86235

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2020 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

756
83rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$24M
93rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
1.4M
96th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
252
93rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
6,724
97th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

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
California70$5,255,585295,5891,0239,163
Texas81$2,918,215164,90615712,421
New Jersey20$2,346,087131,80062831,606
North Carolina40$2,324,324130,9062391,625
Florida44$1,598,96290,3573058,714
New York55$1,287,72072,2683805,722
Alabama17$824,69646,6888128,313
Ohio29$811,26445,6601464,328
Georgia13$682,59438,34028014,412
Arizona16$672,83238,04621816,250
Tennessee20$561,76331,7982527,500
Illinois34$558,84731,4682362,504
Pennsylvania19$479,46626,9415314,270
Maryland42$428,26924,1712491,871
Kansas12$357,23520,0822487,838

Not listed: 25 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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ55$3,523,082197,836587
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA44$2,061,844115,9951,023
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX29$1,123,17263,20862
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ14$670,06637,887233
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN31$607,10034,190245
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX14$579,87832,69757
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL19$323,24218,155203
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV35$262,84114,866252
Memphis, TN-MS-AR12$223,75812,728158
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX15$212,23712,345788
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD14$196,83411,067186
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI12$174,2189,919110
Oklahoma City, OK12$165,80810,751290
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR19$99,3935,629124
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI16$54,4183,08194

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 15 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 86235 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 81% of payment for 86235 nationally in 2020, across 8 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory24032%$19,403,48481%1,095,3474,564
Rheumatology39452%$3,876,14916%219,807558
Pathology111.5%$173,7870.72%9,953905
Physician Assistant141.9%$166,6780.69%9,413672
Internal Medicine344.5%$132,0650.55%7,573223
Family Practice152.0%$120,7490.50%6,819455
Nurse Practitioner182.4%$102,1830.42%5,843325
Neurology131.7%$19,6650.08%1,10385

Not listed: 8 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 2020.

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