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#5799 of 11K

87260

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87260 is the #5,799 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $136K in payments across 11K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $6.78. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $18.79 per claim, 2.8× the median.

Total Paid

$136K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

11K

Providers

40

Avg Cost/Claim

$12

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87260? Based on 34 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$6.78

Average

$12.75

Std Dev

$27.24

Max

$159.95

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.61
p25
$2.39
Median
$6.78
p75
$12.39
p90
$18.79
p95
$30.46
p99
$119.14

50% of providers bill between $2.39 and $12.39 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.61 and $18.79.

Top 1% bill above $119.14.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87260 was billed by 40 providers across 11K claims, totaling $136K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 10K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$6.78

Providers Billing

34

National Spending

$136K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.88×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87260

#ProviderTotal Paid
11073567608$62K
21760567085$28K
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$20K
41437141181$6K
51316925506$4K
61790711927$3K
71396731105$3K
81811571417$2K
91548208440$864
101285805119$833
11The General Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$673
121699858373$652
13Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$620
141811080526$564
151154485944$533
161477500015$400
171841242542$355
181457341851$293
191235234402$200
201427181882$171

Showing top 20 of 40 providers billing this code