87491
Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe
Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe is the #135 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $1.39B in payments across 65.7M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $24.95.
Total Paid
$1.39B
0.13% of all spending
Total Claims
65.7M
Providers
7K
Avg Cost/Claim
$21
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 87491? Based on 6K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$24.95
Average
$26.36
Std Dev
$25.01
Max
$673.49
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $12.14 and $33.01 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $2.72 and $44.05.
Top 1% bill above $134.00.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 87491 (Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe) was billed by 7K providers across 65.7M claims, totaling $1.39B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 60.8M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$24.95
Providers Billing
6K
National Spending
$1.39B
Avg/Median Ratio
1.06×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87491
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $85.1M |
| 2 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Charleston, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $49.7M |
| 3 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $36.8M |
| 4 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $36.3M |
| 5 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $33.5M |
| 6 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $31.7M |
| 7 | 1649407792 | $27.3M |
| 8 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $24.3M |
| 9 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $21.6M |
| 10 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $21.2M |
| 11 | Planned Parenthood/orange And San Bernardino Counties, Inc. Orange, CA · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Family Planning Facility | $17.9M |
| 12 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $16.4M |
| 13 | 1316148125 | $15.8M |
| 14 | 1730370594 | $14.7M |
| 15 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $13.4M |
| 16 | 1538351077 | $13.0M |
| 17 | Labone Llc Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $12.2M |
| 18 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $11.5M |
| 19 | Unilab Corporation Sacramento, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $10.9M |
| 20 | 1750435244 | $10.9M |
Showing top 20 of 7K providers billing this code