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87493

Clostridium difficile detection by nucleic acid

Clostridium difficile detection by nucleic acid is the #2,577 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $4.9M in payments across 302K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $18.45.

Total Paid

$4.9M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

302K

Providers

570

Avg Cost/Claim

$16

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87493? Based on 539 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$18.45

Average

$18.70

Std Dev

$18.10

Max

$315.78

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$2.84
p25
$6.51
Median
$18.45
p75
$25.13
p90
$34.27
p95
$38.94
p99
$63.22

50% of providers bill between $6.51 and $25.13 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $2.84 and $34.27.

Top 1% bill above $63.22.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87493 (Clostridium difficile detection by nucleic acid) was billed by 570 providers across 302K claims, totaling $4.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 271K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$18.45

Providers Billing

539

National Spending

$4.9M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.01×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87493

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$190K
2A2cl Services, Llc

West Allis, WI · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$136K
31174009245$133K
4Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$118K
5Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$100K
61790101681$99K
71548208440$99K
8Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$98K
9Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$92K
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$89K
11Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group

Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization

$81K
121922008150$75K
131467669259$70K
14Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$70K
15Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$65K
16The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$64K
17Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$61K
18Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$55K
191316983158$54K
201114902814$54K

Showing top 20 of 570 providers billing this code