HCPCS 86235

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

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

761
83rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$26M
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
1.5M
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
238
92nd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
7,011
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-4.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -2.8% · 2022

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
California59$4,827,923272,9901,17214,543
New Jersey28$3,170,976179,26512242,004
Texas79$3,153,570178,76214010,483
North Carolina35$2,482,742140,4222101,367
Florida43$1,981,920112,07718310,180
New York40$1,446,74581,7557748,982
Arizona17$1,011,77357,27917525,758
Ohio36$967,43654,7962143,776
Alabama20$864,67849,0906293,689
Georgia17$854,10948,3492459,698
Illinois34$612,28234,8472332,991
Tennessee16$601,83834,14424910,905
Kansas14$470,67526,6382128,891
Maryland48$394,02322,3612071,178
Pennsylvania18$388,43722,0354985,100

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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ56$4,528,179255,943774
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA35$2,103,133119,0371,055
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX26$1,325,27974,908112
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ15$1,007,57057,038175
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX13$726,60141,06778
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN30$714,28440,673300
Columbus, OH17$651,19436,866173
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20$440,41524,875172
Memphis, TN-MS-AR13$277,50915,795238
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX16$262,33715,181797
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV36$254,42514,409215
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI13$199,93811,454167
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD18$188,47210,732210
Oklahoma City, OK14$161,95410,064280
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR18$113,7156,523240

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 2022.

Specialties billing 86235 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 83% of payment for 86235 nationally in 2022, across 7 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory23331%$21,892,62283%1,240,8965,326
Rheumatology38751%$3,734,10414%212,686550
Internal Medicine435.7%$249,0980.94%14,322333
Physician Assistant243.2%$158,1210.60%9,013376
Nurse Practitioner233.0%$148,8300.56%8,531371
Family Practice121.6%$105,3520.40%5,956496
Neurology162.1%$21,1130.08%1,19975

Not listed: 9 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 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