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82542

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 82542 is the #1,901 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $12.0M in payments across 875K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $10.90. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $28.26 per claim, 2.6× the median.

Total Paid

$12.0M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

875K

Providers

252

Avg Cost/Claim

$14

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 82542? Based on 229 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$10.90

Average

$14.90

Std Dev

$17.89

Max

$149.59

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.16
p25
$5.02
Median
$10.90
p75
$18.07
p90
$28.26
p95
$47.23
p99
$71.67

50% of providers bill between $5.02 and $18.07 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.16 and $28.26.

Top 1% bill above $71.67.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 82542 was billed by 252 providers across 875K claims, totaling $12.0M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 635K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$10.90

Providers Billing

229

National Spending

$12.0M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.37×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 82542

#ProviderTotal Paid
11093136418$4.3M
2Aegis Sciences Corporation

Nashville, TN · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.0M
31003257650$850K
41871960195$486K
5Ethos Holding Corp

Newport, KY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$360K
61609273317$310K
71629144050$202K
8University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$200K
9Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$181K
101467852350$163K
111780620526$163K
12Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$141K
131154674042$134K
141215205539$105K
15Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$100K
161073642641$83K
171316983158$81K
18Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$67K
191063734739$63K
20Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$61K

Showing top 20 of 252 providers billing this code