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86481

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 86481 is the #1,005 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $48.7M in payments across 1.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $52.45.

Total Paid

$48.7M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

1.1M

Providers

409

Avg Cost/Claim

$44

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 86481? Based on 389 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$52.45

Average

$55.32

Std Dev

$35.82

Max

$259.02

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$13.38
p25
$32.31
Median
$52.45
p75
$70.45
p90
$92.84
p95
$123.55
p99
$172.25

50% of providers bill between $32.31 and $70.45 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $13.38 and $92.84.

Top 1% bill above $172.25.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 86481 was billed by 409 providers across 1.1M claims, totaling $48.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.1M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$52.45

Providers Billing

389

National Spending

$48.7M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.05×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 86481

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$7.9M
2Empire City Laboratories, Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$4.3M
3Lenco Diagnostic Laboratories,inc.

Brooklyn, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.5M
41881626943$1.9M
5Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.6M
6Gravity Diagnostics, Llc

Covington, KY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.5M
7Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.3M
81114286523$1.1M
91548208440$888K
10Jamaica Hospital

Richmond Hill, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$806K
111336361575$777K
12Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$608K
13Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc.

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$604K
14Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island

Providence, RI · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Family Planning Facility

$583K
151881697464$562K
16The General Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$555K
171619980430$482K
181215048913$467K
191942226006$465K
201932109675$456K

Showing top 20 of 409 providers billing this code