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86255

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 86255 is the #2,259 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $7.3M in payments across 944K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $8.82. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $20.39 per claim, 2.3× the median.

Total Paid

$7.3M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

944K

Providers

564

Avg Cost/Claim

$8

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 86255? Based on 536 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$8.82

Average

$11.27

Std Dev

$14.04

Max

$232.88

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$2.67
p25
$5.11
Median
$8.82
p75
$13.82
p90
$20.39
p95
$25.91
p99
$51.40

50% of providers bill between $5.11 and $13.82 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $2.67 and $20.39.

Top 1% bill above $51.40.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 86255 was billed by 564 providers across 944K claims, totaling $7.3M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 805K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$8.82

Providers Billing

536

National Spending

$7.3M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.28×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 86255

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$665K
2Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$359K
3Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$332K
4Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$278K
5Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$190K
6Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc

Rochester, MN · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$170K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$164K
8Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$160K
91891873303$142K
10Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$130K
111871606269$129K
12Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$125K
131780620526$124K
141245382753$98K
15Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$98K
16University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$94K
17Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$92K
18Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$91K
191447296272$86K
20Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$83K

Showing top 20 of 564 providers billing this code

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