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#467 of 11K

U0002

COVID-19 lab test, non-CDC, nucleic acid

COVID-19 lab test, non-CDC, nucleic acid is the #467 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $204.1M in payments across 6.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $34.62.

Total Paid

$204.1M

0.02% of all spending

Total Claims

6.2M

Providers

4K

Avg Cost/Claim

$33

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for U0002? Based on 4K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$34.62

Average

$33.70

Std Dev

$29.61

Max

$672.63

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$3.81
p25
$17.74
Median
$34.62
p75
$46.81
p90
$51.31
p95
$56.60
p99
$106.17

50% of providers bill between $17.74 and $46.81 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $3.81 and $51.31.

Top 1% bill above $106.17.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code U0002 (COVID-19 lab test, non-CDC, nucleic acid) was billed by 4K providers across 6.2M claims, totaling $204.1M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 5.4M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$34.62

Providers Billing

4K

National Spending

$204.1M

Avg/Median Ratio

0.97×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for U0002

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Little Rock, AR · Clinic/Center, Critical Access Hospital

$4.7M
21598729014$4.4M
31225374887$3.2M
41114974029$2.6M
51457382483$2.1M
61457579617$2.1M
7University Hospital

Newark, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.0M
8State Of New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM · Public Health or Welfare

$1.9M
91770662348$1.9M
101528039120$1.9M
111568576056$1.9M
121316995210$1.8M
131578527172$1.7M
14Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$1.6M
151053492306$1.4M
16Doctors Hospital At Renaissance, Ltd

Edinburg, TX · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical

$1.3M
17Children's Health System Of Texas

Dallas, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$1.3M
18University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.3M
19Scott & White Memorial Hospital

Temple, TX · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical

$1.1M
201861409823$1.1M

Showing top 20 of 4K providers billing this code