82248
Bilirubin, direct blood test
Bilirubin, direct blood test is the #1,326 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $27.4M in payments across 9.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.55. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $6.58 per claim, 2.6× the median.
Total Paid
$27.4M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
9.5M
Providers
3K
Avg Cost/Claim
$3
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 82248? Based on 3K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$2.55
Average
$4.45
Std Dev
$15.68
Max
$483.08
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.91 and $4.39 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.29 and $6.58.
Top 1% bill above $34.40.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 82248 (Bilirubin, direct blood test) was billed by 3K providers across 9.5M claims, totaling $27.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 7.9M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$2.55
Providers Billing
3K
National Spending
$27.4M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.75×
Moderately skewed
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 82248
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.0M |
| 2 | The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $1.6M |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $906K |
| 4 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $754K |
| 5 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $646K |
| 6 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $618K |
| 7 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $497K |
| 8 | Regents Of The University Of California Sacramento, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $465K |
| 9 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $457K |
| 10 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $439K |
| 11 | 1184606600 | $395K |
| 12 | 1083848980 | $315K |
| 13 | Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children | $311K |
| 14 | 1124005061 | $266K |
| 15 | 1457346413 | $266K |
| 16 | Lenco Diagnostic Laboratories,inc. Brooklyn, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $251K |
| 17 | Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · Clinic/Center, Critical Access Hospital | $239K |
| 18 | State Of Mississippi - University Of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · General Acute Care Hospital | $230K |
| 19 | Children's Health System Of Texas Dallas, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children | $212K |
| 20 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $208K |
Showing top 20 of 3K providers billing this code