HCPCS 87502
Laboratory test (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)
Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)
Trend
Medicare payment on the code
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.
Billers
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,000 | $23,056,949 | +7% | 247,950 | 21 | 100 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 3,547 | $21,590,957 | +10% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes) | 231,974 | 21 | 105 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 4,118 | $19,592,981 | +43% | 209,953 | 22 | 106 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 1,317 | $13,698,650 | – (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values) | 144,091 | 20 | 125 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 2,275 | $17,219,963 | first year in data | 182,717 | 19 | 123 | 0.00 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 230 | $4,865,482 | 51,967 | 23 | 356 | |
| California | 201 | $4,515,913 | 48,977 | 21 | 649 | |
| Mississippi | 318 | $1,277,119 | 13,804 | 28 | 127 | |
| Florida | 91 | $1,193,489 | 12,748 | 21 | 730 | |
| Illinois | 343 | $1,065,678 | 11,404 | 20 | 66 | |
| Tennessee | 292 | $846,925 | 9,153 | 22 | 93 | |
| Missouri | 160 | $793,845 | 8,536 | 30 | 88 | |
| Arizona | 25 | $788,029 | 8,395 | 14 | 2,594 | |
| Massachusetts | 215 | $757,291 | 8,095 | 23 | 127 | |
| New Jersey | 59 | $743,839 | 7,950 | 27 | 639 | |
| North Carolina | 352 | $700,095 | 7,526 | 17 | 55 | |
| New York | 101 | $648,109 | 6,935 | 21 | 197 | |
| South Carolina | 227 | $646,160 | 6,974 | 24 | 71 | |
| Louisiana | 127 | $390,371 | 4,187 | 23 | 74 | |
| Colorado | 19 | $389,449 | 4,153 | 19 | 461 |
Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE); they are in the national totals.
Not listed: 10 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 2024.
Top metro areas
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 43 | $3,941,803 | 42,843 | 139 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 54 | $3,546,248 | 37,796 | 28 | |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 99 | $1,231,691 | 13,159 | 24 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 38 | $829,018 | 8,879 | 17 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 239 | $823,084 | 8,804 | 21 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 21 | $778,735 | 8,296 | 14 | |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 101 | $652,493 | 7,009 | 44 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 164 | $588,281 | 6,290 | 22 | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 11 | $375,238 | 3,998 | 21 | |
| Knoxville, TN | 116 | $374,007 | 4,024 | 27 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 18 | $368,489 | 3,943 | 45 | |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 185 | $356,090 | 3,826 | 18 | |
| Jackson, MS | 76 | $319,455 | 3,450 | 25 | |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 44 | $216,207 | 2,306 | 17 | |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 51 | $207,498 | 2,244 | 29 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 81 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.
Specialties billing 87502 nationally
Clinical Laboratory accounts for 54% of payment for 87502 nationally in 2024, across 7 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Laboratory | 165 | 4.1% | $12,451,376 | 54% | 133,521 | 809 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1,652 | 41% | $4,266,215 | 19% | 46,101 | 28 |
| Family Practice | 818 | 20% | $2,615,146 | 11% | 28,206 | 34 |
| Physician Assistant | 813 | 20% | $1,971,454 | 8.6% | 21,252 | 26 |
| Internal Medicine | 326 | 8.2% | $973,434 | 4.2% | 10,499 | 32 |
| Emergency Medicine | 156 | 3.9% | $587,153 | 2.5% | 6,302 | 40 |
| General Practice | 22 | 0.55% | $55,398 | 0.24% | 603 | 27 |
Not listed: 15 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 2024.
Top billers of 87502 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