Golden Star Labs LLC
Billing Swing
Experienced over 200% change in year-over-year billing with >$1M absolute change.
Billing changed from $8.9M (2023) to $41.0M (2024) — a 360% swing with $32.1M absolute change.
New Entrant
Started billing recently but already receiving millions in Medicaid payments.
First appeared in 2022-07 and has already billed $50.4M, averaging $1.8M/month across 28 months.
Statistical flags are not proof of wrongdoing. Some entities (government agencies, home care programs) may legitimately bill at high rates. Hospitals, government entities, and large care organizations may legitimately bill at higher rates due to patient acuity, overhead costs, or specialized services. Read our methodology.
Red Flags Explained
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Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:
Billing Swing
Billing Swing means this provider's total billing changed dramatically from one year to the next — increasing or decreasing by more than 200% with over $1M in absolute change. This could indicate a change in practice scope, a billing scheme ramping up, or legitimate growth.
New Entrant
New Entrant means this provider began billing Medicaid recently but is already receiving millions of dollars in payments. While some new providers legitimately grow fast (e.g., large group practices), this pattern is also common in fraud schemes that set up shell companies to bill aggressively before shutting down.
These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.
Compared to Clinical Medical Laboratory Peers
Total spending distribution among 88 providers in this specialty
This provider's total spending of $50.4M is at the 25th percentile among 88 Clinical Medical Laboratory providers.
Total Paid
$50.4M
$50,430,083
Total Claims
0
Beneficiaries
0
Avg Cost/Claim
$0
🔍 Analysis
Provider Overview
Golden Star Labs LLC is a Clinical Medical Laboratory provider based in Los Angeles, CA. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $0 in Medicaid payments across 0 claims.
Procedure Breakdown
Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks
This provider bills for 5 distinct procedure codes. The top code (87637 (Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, nucleic acid)) accounts for 98% of total spending.
$49.6M
397K claims
$125.01
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Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, nucleic acid
$49.6M
397K claims · 98.4%
COVID-19 test, nucleic acid detection, CDC lab only
$678K
10K claims · 1.3%
Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen
$112K
6K claims · 0.2%
$10K
4K claims · 0.0%
$3K
21 claims
$142.63
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Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid
$3K
21 claims · 0.0%
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