HCPCS 88120

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service 1.20 (2021 fee schedule)

229
73rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$24M
93rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
56K
81st percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
67
81st percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
1,160
89th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+19.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +2.7% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$10M$20M2020: $20M paid20202021: $24M paid20212022: $23M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $20M paid2024$20M$0$10M$20M2020: $20M paid20202021: $24M paid20212022: $23M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $20M paid2024$20M$0$10M$20M2020: $20M paid20202021: $24M paid20212022: $23M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $20M paid2024$20M$0$10M$20M2020: $20M paid20202021: $24M paid20212022: $23M paid20222023: $22M paid20232024: $20M paid2024$20M

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

Billers

01002002020: 223 providers20202021: 229 providers20212022: 225 providers20222023: 232 providers20232024: 242 providers202424201002002020: 223 providers20202021: 229 providers20212022: 225 providers20222023: 232 providers20232024: 242 providers202424201002002020: 223 providers20202021: 229 providers20212022: 225 providers20222023: 232 providers20232024: 242 providers202424201002002020: 223 providers20202021: 229 providers20212022: 225 providers20222023: 232 providers20232024: 242 providers2024242

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
2024242$19,896,054-10%53,969689991.20
2023232$22,090,507-5%59,549719271.20
2022225$23,205,964-5%58,776781,1391.20
2021229$24,444,203+19%55,870671,1601.20
2020223$20,484,885first year in data51,560741,1191.20

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 Jersey19$5,253,8909,9061381,869
New York34$4,437,5659,173811,407
Texas13$2,761,8035,856812,312
California23$2,536,1655,186521,082
Florida14$1,963,2214,583691,419
Massachusetts28$1,651,9415,20780526
Illinois11$535,5431,31142483
Pennsylvania15$216,2791,39045306

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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ51$9,669,44618,971102
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA17$2,500,4764,74849
Springfield, MA16$445,7321,55871
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD13$213,1551,31945

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 2021.

Specialties billing 88120 nationally

Pathology accounts for 60% of payment for 88120 nationally in 2021, across 2 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Pathology12153%$14,636,40660%33,488277
Urology5624%$1,107,4754.5%3,96471

Not listed: 2 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 2021.

Top billers of 88120 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