HCPCS 87150

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

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

294
76th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$39M
95th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
1.1M
96th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
684
96th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
18,041
99th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $39M paid20202021: $42M paid20212022: $40M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $50M paid2024$50M$0$20M$40M2020: $39M paid20202021: $42M paid20212022: $40M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $50M paid2024$50M$0$20M$40M2020: $39M paid20202021: $42M paid20212022: $40M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $50M paid2024$50M$0$20M$40M2020: $39M paid20202021: $42M paid20212022: $40M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $50M paid2024$50M

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

Billers

02002020: 294 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 247 providers20222023: 190 providers20232024: 213 providers202421302002020: 294 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 247 providers20222023: 190 providers20232024: 213 providers202421302002020: 294 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 247 providers20222023: 190 providers20232024: 213 providers202421302002020: 294 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 247 providers20222023: 190 providers20232024: 213 providers2024213

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
2024213$49,932,282-5%1,455,7481,09534,7050.00
2023190$52,745,796+30%1,537,05482240,8850.00
2022247$40,457,788-3%1,169,78068427,2910.00
2021332$41,582,599+7%1,186,55169618,7400.00
2020294$38,726,901first year in data1,112,17368418,0410.00

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
California31$9,729,210278,8792,15644,787
New Jersey26$4,681,077134,6791,12220,880
Texas32$4,140,184118,8051,22213,736
Oklahoma12$2,811,51380,7052,32824,402
Virginia11$1,640,63847,1801,30818,099
New York54$1,602,05946,7527262,120
Florida12$1,258,93836,19424914,042
Michigan37$685,55219,5683961,287

Not listed: 23 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA25$9,537,621273,3473,129
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ76$5,903,321170,546803
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX18$1,968,31456,4431,223
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI35$667,04519,038429

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 4 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 87150 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 82% of payment for 87150 nationally in 2020, across 2 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory12141%$31,793,48082%913,3737,549
Urology14951%$5,972,59415%171,1881,149

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 87150 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