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83718

HDL cholesterol, lipoprotein blood test

HDL cholesterol, lipoprotein blood test is the #2,218 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $7.7M in payments across 2.4M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $6.11.

Total Paid

$7.7M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

2.4M

Providers

622

Avg Cost/Claim

$3

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 83718? Based on 546 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$6.11

Average

$5.85

Std Dev

$4.24

Max

$49.85

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.78
p25
$2.82
Median
$6.11
p75
$7.77
p90
$9.53
p95
$11.36
p99
$18.65

50% of providers bill between $2.82 and $7.77 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.78 and $9.53.

Top 1% bill above $18.65.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 83718 (HDL cholesterol, lipoprotein blood test) was billed by 622 providers across 2.4M claims, totaling $7.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2.3M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$6.11

Providers Billing

546

National Spending

$7.7M

Avg/Median Ratio

0.96×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83718

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.3M
2Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$558K
31396813861$341K
4Saint Mary's Hospital, Inc.

Waterbury, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$293K
5Saint Francis Hospital And Medical Center

Hartford, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$250K
6County Of Ventura

Ventura, CA · Clinic/Center, Emergency Care

$249K
7State Of Connecticut

Farmington, CT · Counselor, Professional

$247K
81427120336$238K
91427125269$186K
10Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$159K
11Bridgeport Hospital

Bridgeport, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$150K
12Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$144K
13Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$140K
14Lawrence And Memorial Hospital, Inc.

New London, CT · Internal Medicine

$139K
151891873303$127K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$124K
171396287082$105K
18Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

Oakland, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$101K
19Children's Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · Clinic/Center

$86K
201245720820$82K

Showing top 20 of 622 providers billing this code