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#809 of 11K

87522

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87522 is the #809 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $76.2M in payments across 3.0M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $29.66.

Total Paid

$76.2M

0.01% of all spending

Total Claims

3.0M

Providers

1K

Avg Cost/Claim

$25

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87522? Based on 1K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$29.66

Average

$32.30

Std Dev

$34.15

Max

$692.31

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$7.85
p25
$19.29
Median
$29.66
p75
$39.33
p90
$47.24
p95
$57.88
p99
$129.73

50% of providers bill between $19.29 and $39.33 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $7.85 and $47.24.

Top 1% bill above $129.73.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87522 was billed by 1K providers across 3.0M claims, totaling $76.2M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2.8M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$29.66

Providers Billing

1K

National Spending

$76.2M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.09×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87522

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$7.5M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$4.1M
3Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.1M
4Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.2M
5Labone Of Ohio Inc

Cincinnati, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.1M
6Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.1M
7Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Anchorage, AK · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.8M
8Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.5M
9Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
10Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
11Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.3M
12Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.2M
13Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.1M
14Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$876K
15Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$876K
161316983158$868K
17Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$818K
18University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$771K
19Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$764K
20Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$754K

Showing top 20 of 1K providers billing this code