HCPCS 87801

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

598
82nd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$48M
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
702K
94th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
172
89th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
4,128
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+30.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +6.6% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $41M paid20202021: $46M paid20212022: $36M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M$0$20M$40M2020: $41M paid20202021: $46M paid20212022: $36M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M$0$20M$40M2020: $41M paid20202021: $46M paid20212022: $36M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M$0$20M$40M2020: $41M paid20202021: $46M paid20212022: $36M paid20222023: $37M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M

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

Billers

05002020: 581 providers20202021: 824 providers20212022: 842 providers20222023: 561 providers20232024: 598 providers202459805002020: 581 providers20202021: 824 providers20212022: 842 providers20222023: 561 providers20232024: 598 providers202459805002020: 581 providers20202021: 824 providers20212022: 842 providers20222023: 561 providers20232024: 598 providers202459805002020: 581 providers20202021: 824 providers20212022: 842 providers20222023: 561 providers20232024: 598 providers2024598

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
2024598$48,225,071+30%702,2751724,1280.00
2023561$36,961,405+2%543,4731503,2790.00
2022842$36,154,012-22%524,2261442,1270.00
2021824$46,110,252+12%661,8901673,0400.00
2020581$41,202,130first year in data592,0371532,7180.00

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
Texas133$15,605,956227,4751807,043
Florida69$12,909,377187,7233316,355
Colorado19$2,810,50940,9296012,647
New York27$2,171,30331,633654,577
California44$2,018,95229,3542353,793
New Jersey27$1,834,87126,7182216,149
Oklahoma19$1,704,87824,8076062,836
Illinois23$1,441,14820,9772692,820
Mississippi38$819,74511,981243759
Massachusetts20$780,15311,3491922,584
Pennsylvania23$779,92811,3682521,300
Maryland23$703,67710,2531021,314
Nebraska11$132,4351,928156314
New Hampshire14$97,6361,42280222

Not listed: 27 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
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX27$9,172,935133,596191
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL16$5,887,21385,601623
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX75$4,923,08971,839135
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ39$3,629,77252,862221
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN21$1,361,14519,815255
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA17$1,074,09115,613297
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL14$944,56913,743411
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD14$639,5929,320185
Oklahoma City, OK14$572,8298,352578
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA13$513,4707,467244
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX11$404,4395,899514
Tupelo, MS12$337,7644,955438
Jackson, MS12$207,4143,023141
Springfield, MA13$165,9582,418168
Jacksonville, FL13$152,8652,24242

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 19 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 87801 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 78% of payment for 87801 nationally in 2024, across 7 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory21336%$37,638,91578%547,5432,571
Urology19833%$5,603,84012%81,797413
Pathology264.3%$2,258,2584.7%32,9141,266
Nurse Practitioner6311%$1,082,8402.2%15,835251
Podiatry447.4%$670,2171.4%10,030228
Physician Assistant254.2%$551,6201.1%8,042322
Obstetrics & Gynecology122.0%$118,3910.25%1,725144

Not listed: 4 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 87801 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