80051
Electrolyte panel blood test
Electrolyte panel blood test is the #1,016 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $47.9M in payments across 8.0M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $1.56. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $25.79 per claim, 16.5× the median.
Total Paid
$47.9M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
8.0M
Providers
3K
Avg Cost/Claim
$6
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 80051? Based on 2K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$1.56
Average
$13.35
Std Dev
$36.10
Max
$296.08
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.20 and $5.55 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.04 and $25.79.
Top 1% bill above $183.65.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 80051 (Electrolyte panel blood test) was billed by 3K providers across 8.0M claims, totaling $47.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 7.0M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$1.56
Providers Billing
2K
National Spending
$47.9M
Avg/Median Ratio
8.56×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 80051
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization | $2.2M |
| 2 | 1891873303 | $1.8M |
| 3 | 1396287082 | $1.7M |
| 4 | Ohio State University Hospitals Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital | $1.2M |
| 5 | 1144228446 | $1.2M |
| 6 | 1376593442 | $1.0M |
| 7 | 1306991211 | $1.0M |
| 8 | Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Richmond, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $790K |
| 9 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital | $733K |
| 10 | 1821143777 | $673K |
| 11 | Arthur G James Cancer Hospital And Research Institute Columbus, OH · Special Hospital | $661K |
| 12 | 1134194038 | $603K |
| 13 | 1356496772 | $572K |
| 14 | County Of Santa Clara San Jose, CA · Case Manager/Care Coordinator | $565K |
| 15 | 1134274897 | $518K |
| 16 | Hennepin Healthcare System Inc Minneapolis, MN · General Acute Care Hospital | $515K |
| 17 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $472K |
| 18 | Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Baldwin Park, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $470K |
| 19 | Baystate Medical Center Inc Springfield, MA · General Acute Care Hospital | $461K |
| 20 | Bronxcare Health System Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital | $459K |
Showing top 20 of 3K providers billing this code