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81257

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 81257 is the #1,776 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $14.1M in payments across 672K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $34.25. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $77.37 per claim, 2.3× the median.

Total Paid

$14.1M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

672K

Providers

79

Avg Cost/Claim

$21

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 81257? Based on 70 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$34.25

Average

$53.88

Std Dev

$106.24

Max

$791.72

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$4.44
p25
$15.66
Median
$34.25
p75
$61.14
p90
$77.37
p95
$86.79
p99
$565.48

50% of providers bill between $15.66 and $61.14 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $4.44 and $77.37.

Top 1% bill above $565.48.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 81257 was billed by 79 providers across 672K claims, totaling $14.1M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 592K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$34.25

Providers Billing

70

National Spending

$14.1M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.57×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 81257

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Natera Inc.

San Carlos, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.5M
21598314437$2.7M
31689975021$723K
41114222817$722K
5Myriad Women's Health, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$575K
61235528225$563K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$550K
8Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Research Triangle Park, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$297K
91104829159$265K
101790023547$249K
11Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$218K
12Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$180K
13Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$157K
14Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$134K
15Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$115K
161063892396$96K
17New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation

Elmhurst, NY · Internal Medicine

$91K
18Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$78K
19Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$71K
201518415991$66K

Showing top 20 of 79 providers billing this code