HCPCS 88342

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service 0.70 (2022 fee schedule)

11,287
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$105M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
2.3M
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
106
87th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
557
82nd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +0.7% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $110M paid20212022: $105M paid20222023: $108M paid20232024: $112M paid2024$112M$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $110M paid20212022: $105M paid20222023: $108M paid20232024: $112M paid2024$112M$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $110M paid20212022: $105M paid20222023: $108M paid20232024: $112M paid2024$112M$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $110M paid20212022: $105M paid20222023: $108M paid20232024: $112M paid2024$112M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 12K providers202412K

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
202411,517$111,797,225+4%2,417,7981075830.70
202311,370$107,718,250+2% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)2,385,5821085710.70
202211,287$105,468,654-4%2,311,1681065570.70
202111,205$109,690,784– (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values)2,324,8121075510.70
202011,066$97,139,441first year in data2,055,955994950.70

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
Florida731$11,580,799224,4081291,222
California991$10,487,907214,707121625
New York851$8,673,330180,72491556
Texas906$7,921,481166,45794417
Maryland239$5,276,45686,3471371,475
New Jersey254$5,036,88597,3491561,549
Arizona219$4,371,30080,999151933
Illinois490$4,353,441104,654115550
Massachusetts474$3,684,52981,163101442
Pennsylvania573$3,614,29997,306100444
Tennessee305$3,524,93576,331129810
Virginia205$2,872,35862,952159880
Georgia274$2,763,26256,285116643
Arkansas133$2,749,67449,053114697
North Carolina311$2,426,14857,536102567

Not listed: 4 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 2 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ787$12,079,107231,217113
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV173$5,243,87784,709144
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA393$4,481,30389,496114
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX239$4,016,22970,347106
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN406$3,951,56290,463115
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ166$3,785,71767,679155
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH391$3,320,46969,55298
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL195$3,297,87162,982119
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR96$2,415,08040,68196
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD289$2,385,54460,213111
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL169$2,212,05945,595121
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA165$2,164,94039,444120
Memphis, TN-MS-AR64$1,657,58927,078160
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX310$1,600,26838,70489
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL25$1,386,72421,001177

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 94 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 88342 nationally

Pathology accounts for 62% of payment for 88342 nationally in 2022, across 8 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Pathology10,00689%$64,994,55262%1,666,535167
Clinical Laboratory4333.8%$32,598,31331%501,5341,158
Dermatology5765.1%$6,828,8576.5%117,306204
Gastroenterology1161.0%$386,0970.37%10,20288
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery440.39%$215,9970.20%3,31675
Urology300.27%$153,1090.15%4,781159
Neurology160.14%$49,4490.05%1,25378
Ophthalmology140.12%$21,1070.02%58842

Not listed: 17 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 2022.

Top billers of 88342 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