83540
Iron blood level test
Iron blood level test is the #594 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $135.7M in payments across 26.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.93. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $15.07 per claim, 5.1× the median.
Total Paid
$135.7M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
26.1M
Providers
8K
Avg Cost/Claim
$5
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 83540? Based on 6K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$2.93
Average
$12.07
Std Dev
$35.21
Max
$668.48
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.46 and $5.69 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.06 and $15.07.
Top 1% bill above $170.47.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 83540 (Iron blood level test) was billed by 8K providers across 26.1M claims, totaling $135.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 23.9M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$2.93
Providers Billing
6K
National Spending
$135.7M
Avg/Median Ratio
4.12×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83540
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · General Acute Care Hospital | $6.0M |
| 2 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.6M |
| 3 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.5M |
| 4 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.2M |
| 5 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.9M |
| 6 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.7M |
| 7 | 1245720820 | $1.7M |
| 8 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.6M |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.2M |
| 10 | 1124024922 | $1.1M |
| 11 | Labone Llc Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $901K |
| 12 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $839K |
| 13 | Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $781K |
| 14 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $777K |
| 15 | 1982606992 | $775K |
| 16 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $678K |
| 17 | Northwell Health Laboratories New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $635K |
| 18 | Dialysis Clinic Inc Jacksonville, FL · Clinic/Center End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment | $607K |
| 19 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $604K |
| 20 | Renal Care Group Of The Southeast Inc. Pensacola, FL · Clinic/Center End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment | $564K |
Showing top 20 of 8K providers billing this code