82565
Creatinine blood test
Creatinine blood test is the #850 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $67.9M in payments across 18.7M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $1.94. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $13.20 per claim, 6.8× the median.
Total Paid
$67.9M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
18.7M
Providers
5,133
Avg Cost/Claim
$4
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 82565? Based on 3,986 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$1.94
Average
$10.18
Std Dev
$32.31
Max
$406.98
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.36 and $4.50 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.05 and $13.20.
Top 1% bill above $171.98.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 82565 (Creatinine blood test) was billed by 5,133 providers across 18.7M claims, totaling $67.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 16.2M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$1.94
Providers Billing
3,986
National Spending
$67.9M
Avg/Median Ratio
5.25×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 82565
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Richmond, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.4M |
| 2 | 1396287082 | $2.1M |
| 3 | 1891873303 | $2.0M |
| 4 | Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization | $1.7M |
| 5 | 1417919531 | $767K |
| 6 | 1821143777 | $714K |
| 7 | 1306991211 | $675K |
| 8 | 1407887003 | $669K |
| 9 | Ohio State University Hospitals Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital | $623K |
| 10 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $529K |
| 11 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $504K |
| 12 | 1134274897 | $504K |
| 13 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $485K |
| 14 | Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Baldwin Park, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $468K |
| 15 | 1356496772 | $464K |
| 16 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $462K |
| 17 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $461K |
| 18 | 1013062769 | $460K |
| 19 | 1235685330 | $456K |
| 20 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $416K |
Showing top 20 of 5,133 providers billing this code