HCPCS 86235

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2021 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

783
84th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$28M
94th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
1.6M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
256
93rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
6,180
97th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+15.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +3.6% · 2021

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
California66$5,871,566328,1201,1439,076
Texas80$3,109,948174,4621459,875
New Jersey19$2,971,772165,88752246,477
North Carolina41$2,722,543152,4232581,218
Florida48$1,819,250101,7592328,635
New York63$1,542,10286,0913244,558
Ohio31$961,65753,7791674,662
Arizona17$937,90852,49517622,945
Georgia12$907,73050,65341621,136
Alabama20$885,11549,5466043,613
Illinois32$639,04635,7752503,506
Tennessee16$626,46635,2992989,312
Pennsylvania19$490,20027,4226165,437
Maryland45$475,63226,6963081,879
Kansas13$432,82224,2292388,845

Not listed: 22 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ68$4,425,040246,993348
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA41$2,118,688118,4201,085
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX26$1,382,68777,286106
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ15$932,52952,195176
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN27$728,09440,775280
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX17$641,13935,84941
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL21$401,68122,421147
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV35$332,44918,686308
Memphis, TN-MS-AR13$288,82016,402251
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX15$248,65614,317840
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD16$196,96511,016255
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI14$188,91510,68094
Oklahoma City, OK15$180,63011,306291
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR20$109,7006,164122
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC12$62,3243,528222

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 2021.

Specialties billing 86235 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 82% of payment for 86235 nationally in 2021, across 7 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory23430%$22,740,18082%1,274,7205,448
Rheumatology39150%$4,155,12915%233,855598
Internal Medicine435.5%$186,2520.67%10,609247
Physician Assistant243.1%$185,2520.67%10,381433
Nurse Practitioner263.3%$153,7350.55%8,712335
Family Practice202.6%$145,5060.52%8,133407
Neurology141.8%$18,5100.07%1,03574

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 2021.

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