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87255

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87255 is the #2,550 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $5.0M in payments across 284K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $20.29.

Total Paid

$5.0M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

284K

Providers

112

Avg Cost/Claim

$18

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87255? Based on 100 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$20.29

Average

$23.82

Std Dev

$25.74

Max

$227.10

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$5.70
p25
$13.73
Median
$20.29
p75
$27.87
p90
$36.58
p95
$48.54
p99
$118.24

50% of providers bill between $13.73 and $27.87 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $5.70 and $36.58.

Top 1% bill above $118.24.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87255 was billed by 112 providers across 284K claims, totaling $5.0M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 271K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$20.29

Providers Billing

100

National Spending

$5.0M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.17×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87255

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.0M
2Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$812K
3Unilab Corporation

Sacramento, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$344K
4Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$322K
5Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$287K
6Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$233K
7Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$212K
8Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$142K
9Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$129K
10Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$115K
11Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$108K
12Quest Diagnostics Of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$100K
13Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group

Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization

$95K
14Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Charleston, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$86K
15Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$75K
161316983158$72K
17Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$64K
181033203393$53K
19Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$53K
20Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$50K

Showing top 20 of 112 providers billing this code