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#4379 of 11K

87280

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87280 is the #4,379 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $622K in payments across 62K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $7.30. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $17.78 per claim, 2.4× the median.

Total Paid

$622K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

62K

Providers

191

Avg Cost/Claim

$10

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87280? Based on 167 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$7.30

Average

$10.36

Std Dev

$15.40

Max

$122.65

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.43
p25
$2.25
Median
$7.30
p75
$12.29
p90
$17.78
p95
$28.27
p99
$84.88

50% of providers bill between $2.25 and $12.29 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.43 and $17.78.

Top 1% bill above $84.88.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87280 was billed by 191 providers across 62K claims, totaling $622K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 57K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$7.30

Providers Billing

167

National Spending

$622K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.42×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87280

#ProviderTotal Paid
11174500458$190K
21942298153$63K
31629174248$33K
41285681908$21K
51861530750$21K
6Integrated Regional Laboratories Pathology Services Llc

Atlantis, FL · Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

$19K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$18K
81134172406$18K
91245282227$17K
101316925506$14K
111245294826$13K
121104830900$13K
131992751879$12K
14Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$10K
151730164435$8K
161164471116$8K
171700831724$7K
181407887003$7K
19Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$7K
201548370745$5K

Showing top 20 of 191 providers billing this code