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86160

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 86160 is the #1,636 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $17.3M in payments across 1.8M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $11.42. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $25.50 per claim, 2.2× the median.

Total Paid

$17.3M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

1.8M

Providers

826

Avg Cost/Claim

$10

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 86160? Based on 774 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$11.42

Average

$13.88

Std Dev

$15.18

Max

$170.43

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$2.55
p25
$6.23
Median
$11.42
p75
$16.79
p90
$25.50
p95
$31.77
p99
$73.81

50% of providers bill between $6.23 and $16.79 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $2.55 and $25.50.

Top 1% bill above $73.81.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 86160 was billed by 826 providers across 1.8M claims, totaling $17.3M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.5M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$11.42

Providers Billing

774

National Spending

$17.3M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.22×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 86160

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$917K
2Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$916K
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$565K
4Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$529K
5Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$389K
6Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$360K
7Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$294K
8Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$285K
9Unm Hospital

Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital

$263K
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$253K
11Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$248K
12Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$247K
13Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$212K
14Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$205K
15Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$199K
16Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$195K
17Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$193K
181265418669$189K
19Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$163K
20Laboratory Corporation Of America

San Diego, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$159K

Showing top 20 of 826 providers billing this code