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87177

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87177 is the #2,440 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $5.8M in payments across 1.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $6.19.

Total Paid

$5.8M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

1.2M

Providers

612

Avg Cost/Claim

$5

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87177? Based on 577 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$6.19

Average

$7.73

Std Dev

$15.36

Max

$307.78

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.88
p25
$4.32
Median
$6.19
p75
$7.95
p90
$10.42
p95
$14.31
p99
$39.61

50% of providers bill between $4.32 and $7.95 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.88 and $10.42.

Top 1% bill above $39.61.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87177 was billed by 612 providers across 1.2M claims, totaling $5.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.1M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$6.19

Providers Billing

577

National Spending

$5.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.25×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87177

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$450K
2Unilab Corporation

Sacramento, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$358K
3Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$273K
4Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$254K
5Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$234K
6Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$209K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$208K
8Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$133K
9Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$123K
10Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$114K
111972588978$110K
121265418669$106K
13Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$91K
14Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$85K
151316983158$84K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$82K
17Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$81K
181649767948$81K
19Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$75K
20Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$72K

Showing top 20 of 612 providers billing this code