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82977

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 82977 is the #1,680 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $16.3M in payments across 4.3M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3.95. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8.63 per claim, 2.2× the median.

Total Paid

$16.3M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

4.3M

Providers

1,302

Avg Cost/Claim

$4

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 82977? Based on 1,216 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$3.95

Average

$5.11

Std Dev

$8.32

Max

$155.88

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.55
p25
$1.77
Median
$3.95
p75
$6.20
p90
$8.63
p95
$12.22
p99
$30.42

50% of providers bill between $1.77 and $6.20 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.55 and $8.63.

Top 1% bill above $30.42.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 82977 was billed by 1,302 providers across 4.3M claims, totaling $16.3M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 3.8M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$3.95

Providers Billing

1,216

National Spending

$16.3M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.29×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 82977

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$761K
3Children's Health System Of Texas

Dallas, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$551K
4Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$503K
5Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$464K
6The Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, MO · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$447K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$366K
8Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$345K
9Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$279K
101477549756$236K
111467586792$226K
12Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$207K
13Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Little Rock, AR · Clinic/Center, Critical Access Hospital

$192K
14Upmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · Clinic/Center

$183K
15Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$167K
16Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$158K
17Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$150K
18Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$139K
19Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$123K
20Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$118K

Showing top 20 of 1,302 providers billing this code

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