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81260

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 81260 is the #2,579 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $4.9M in payments across 496K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $10.67. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $33.98 per claim, 3.2× the median.

Total Paid

$4.9M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

496K

Providers

68

Avg Cost/Claim

$10

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 81260? Based on 55 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$10.67

Average

$18.17

Std Dev

$24.50

Max

$143.70

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.08
p25
$3.63
Median
$10.67
p75
$26.85
p90
$33.98
p95
$44.16
p99
$119.62

50% of providers bill between $3.63 and $26.85 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.08 and $33.98.

Top 1% bill above $119.62.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 81260 was billed by 68 providers across 496K claims, totaling $4.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 434K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$10.67

Providers Billing

55

National Spending

$4.9M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.70×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 81260

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Natera Inc.

San Carlos, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.3M
21114222817$616K
31790023547$583K
41689975021$240K
5Myriad Women's Health, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$239K
61235528225$180K
71326484569$120K
8Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$105K
9Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Research Triangle Park, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$58K
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$54K
111518415991$47K
12Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$40K
131063892396$38K
14New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation

Elmhurst, NY · Internal Medicine

$36K
15Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$26K
16New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation

Brooklyn, NY · Internal Medicine

$21K
17New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation

New York, NY · Internal Medicine

$18K
181013924372$18K
191033124961$17K
20Sherman Abrams Laboratory Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$16K

Showing top 20 of 68 providers billing this code