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PRIMEX CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC.

Clinical Medical Laboratory·VAN NUYS, CA·NPI: 1043216682Share

Compared to Clinical Medical Laboratory Peers

Total spending distribution among 88 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $27.3M is at the 25th percentile among 88 Clinical Medical Laboratory providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$27.3M

$27,277,207

Total Claims

1.7M

Beneficiaries

1.6M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$16

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$3.1M
-26%
2019
$2.3M
+138%
2020
$5.5M
+5%
2021
$5.8M
+9%
2022
$6.3M
-56%
2023
$2.8M
-48%
2024
$1.4M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (U0004 (COVID-19 test, nucleic acid detection, CDC lab only)) accounts for 46% of total spending.

U0004Normal range

COVID-19 test, nucleic acid detection, CDC lab only

$12.5M

217K claims · 45.8%

Your Cost: $57.51/claim|Median: $60.05
1.0× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$2.1M

66K claims · 7.7%

Your Cost: $31.54/claim|Median: $24.95
1.3× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$2.1M

66K claims · 7.6%

Your Cost: $31.46/claim|Median: $23.39
1.3× median
U0005Normal range

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$1.3M

82K claims · 4.7%

Your Cost: $15.61/claim|Median: $15.76
1.0× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$823K

28K claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $29.41/claim|Median: $35.43
0.8× median
87389Normal range

HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies

$799K

45K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $17.60/claim|Median: $18.03
1.0× median
84443Normal range

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$621K

88K claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $7.09/claim|Median: $9.87
0.7× median
80061Normal range

Lipid panel

$598K

102K claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $5.84/claim|Median: $8.41
0.7× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$548K

113K claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $4.87/claim|Median: $7.24
0.7× median
88175Normal range

Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal, ThinPrep

$525K

25K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $21.37/claim|Median: $19.06
1.1× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$484K

143K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $3.38/claim|Median: $4.71
0.7× median
G0481Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 8-14 drug classes

$455K

5,600 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $81.22/claim|Median: $64.72
1.3× median
82306Normal range

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$439K

40K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $11.09/claim|Median: $18.18
0.6× median
83036Normal range

Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin)

$421K

98K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $4.32/claim|Median: $5.50
0.8× median
80055Normal range

$294K

9,368 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $31.42/claim|Median: $28.10
1.1× median
87624Normal range

HPV detection, high-risk types, nucleic acid

$244K

8,707 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $28.06/claim|Median: $25.57
1.1× median
86481Normal range

$238K

4,029 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $59.04/claim|Median: $52.45
1.1× median
86769Top 25%

Antibody, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

$183K

4,575 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $40.02/claim|Median: $26.94
1.5× median
86592Normal range

$173K

56K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $3.11/claim|Median: $3.35
0.9× median
81220Normal range

CFTR gene analysis, common variants

$165K

1,019 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $161.80/claim|Median: $183.31
0.9× median
88305Top 25%

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$141K

2,486 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $56.64/claim|Median: $35.80
1.6× median
88142Normal range

$124K

7,551 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $16.44/claim|Median: $14.75
1.1× median
81513Normal range

$119K

1,199 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $98.97/claim|Median: $71.32
1.4× median
84436Normal range

Total thyroxine blood test

$110K

39K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $2.81/claim|Median: $4.77
0.6× median
84479Normal range

$93K

35K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $2.69/claim|Median: $4.61
0.6× median
86803Normal range

Hepatitis C antibody

$89K

11K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $8.41/claim|Median: $10.17
0.8× median
84702Normal range

$82K

7,567 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $10.82/claim|Median: $8.25
1.3× median
87088Normal range

$79K

21K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $3.75/claim|Median: $5.45
0.7× median
86003Top 25%

Allergen specific IgE blood test, each allergen

$76K

976 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $77.60/claim|Median: $40.67
1.9× median
87635Normal range

COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 amplified probe detection

$69K

3,462 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $19.95/claim|Median: $39.70
0.5× median
82746Normal range

$68K

12K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $5.65/claim|Median: $6.83
0.8× median
87798Top 5%

Infectious agent detection, nucleic acid, not otherwise specified

$68K

385 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $175.97/claim|Median: $26.72
6.6× median
82607Normal range

Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12)

$67K

15K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $4.56/claim|Median: $8.72
0.5× median
88141Normal range

$56K

5,634 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $9.88/claim|Median: $14.87
0.7× median
81001Normal range

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$53K

45K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $1.17/claim|Median: $2.03
0.6× median
83655Normal range

$52K

6,527 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $7.95/claim|Median: $10.49
0.8× median
87661Normal range

Trichomonas vaginalis detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$51K

1,954 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $25.99/claim|Median: $21.08
1.2× median
80164Normal range

$48K

7,378 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $6.53/claim|Median: $5.91
1.1× median
84439Normal range

Free thyroxine level blood test

$47K

14K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $3.35/claim|Median: $6.31
0.5× median
84153Normal range

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test

$44K

9,014 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $4.86/claim|Median: $12.67
0.4× median
80074Normal range

$34K

1,365 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $25.03/claim|Median: $27.54
0.9× median
87184Normal range

$32K

11K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.82/claim|Median: $4.02
0.7× median
81401Top 1%

$31K

47 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $662.66/claim|Median: $30.88
21.5× median
82950Normal range

$30K

10K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.95/claim|Median: $4.18
0.7× median
82728Normal range

Ferritin

$29K

7,758 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $3.79/claim|Median: $6.00
0.6× median
82570Normal range

$26K

14K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $1.86/claim|Median: $3.18
0.6× median
84146Normal range

$26K

3,776 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.77/claim|Median: $13.66
0.5× median
87340Normal range

Hepatitis B surface antigen detection

$25K

4,911 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $5.05/claim|Median: $5.52
0.9× median
82043Normal range

Urine albumin, microalbumin, quantitative test

$24K

13K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $1.90/claim|Median: $4.02
0.5× median
83540Normal range

Iron blood level test

$23K

12K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $1.85/claim|Median: $2.93
0.6× median

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