HCPCS 87086

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

5,074
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$35M
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
4.5M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
32
61st percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
1,125
87th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+2.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +4.6% · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $34M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $34M paid20222023: $35M paid20232024: $35M paid2024$35M$0$20M2020: $34M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $34M paid20222023: $35M paid20232024: $35M paid2024$35M$0$20M2020: $34M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $34M paid20222023: $35M paid20232024: $35M paid2024$35M$0$20M2020: $34M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $34M paid20222023: $35M paid20232024: $35M paid2024$35M

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

Billers

02,0004,0002020: 5,092 providers20202021: 4,801 providers20212022: 4,851 providers20222023: 5,074 providers20232024: 4,506 providers20244,50602,0004,0002020: 5,092 providers20202021: 4,801 providers20212022: 4,851 providers20222023: 5,074 providers20232024: 4,506 providers20244,50602,0004,0002020: 5,092 providers20202021: 4,801 providers20212022: 4,851 providers20222023: 5,074 providers20232024: 4,506 providers20244,50602,0004,0002020: 5,092 providers20202021: 4,801 providers20212022: 4,851 providers20222023: 5,074 providers20232024: 4,506 providers20244,506

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
20244,506$34,813,358-1%4,406,190301,4780.00
20235,074$35,223,975+2%4,458,847321,1250.00
20224,851$34,475,594-1%4,331,371311,1770.00
20214,801$34,974,603+3%4,338,655321,2950.00
20205,092$33,809,775first year in data4,221,535311,0350.00

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
New Jersey391$4,096,413518,42141389
Florida400$3,894,302492,447431,283
California109$3,855,591488,18126814,003
Texas408$3,366,277425,99133624
North Carolina232$3,177,300402,25843213
New York660$1,841,483232,93532551
Ohio62$1,432,302181,3316210,606
Arizona140$1,364,356172,69446457
Illinois106$1,265,585160,151388,282
Alabama82$1,079,088137,065612,394
Massachusetts349$946,423119,67625126
Georgia88$910,526115,18736396
Kansas19$796,009100,6595813,452
Pennsylvania25$697,99988,30349015,393
Virginia226$674,43685,42533299

Not listed: 13 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ643$5,660,826716,15238
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL26$2,114,391267,33224
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA82$1,811,126229,060190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX179$1,599,927202,52740
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ22$1,312,261166,091317
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN52$1,249,498158,131158
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL41$1,210,784153,073148
Birmingham, AL58$988,291125,52363
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX11$927,728117,409192
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH348$905,575114,50423
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA25$869,062109,87638
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX106$720,94791,15322
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA107$570,30172,36423
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD21$416,54652,68856
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN44$314,22639,73657

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 40 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 87086 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 91% of payment for 87086 nationally in 2023, across 12 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory57611%$32,217,21591%4,077,0517,078
Urology64713%$948,4972.7%120,446186
Pathology370.73%$751,7212.1%95,2612,575
Family Practice1,11122%$369,7361.0%46,97542
Internal Medicine91618%$336,6110.96%42,81747
Nurse Practitioner83817%$237,2050.67%30,11936
Physician Assistant58311%$195,3230.55%24,82243
Obstetrics & Gynecology1312.6%$50,6480.14%6,43549
Hematology-Oncology140.28%$42,7010.12%5,400386
Emergency Medicine1232.4%$33,3290.09%4,24234
Nephrology270.53%$9,3870.03%1,19944
Rheumatology110.22%$2,450<0.01%31128

Not listed: 20 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 2023.

Top billers of 87086 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations