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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Clinical Medical Laboratory·Birmingham, AL·NPI: 1295726032Share

Compared to Clinical Medical Laboratory Peers

Total spending distribution among 88 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $289.1M is at the 75th percentile among 88 Clinical Medical Laboratory providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$289.1M

$289,116,239

Total Claims

29.7M

Beneficiaries

25.9M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$10

#258 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is a Clinical Medical Laboratory provider based in Birmingham, AL. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $289.1M in Medicaid payments across 29.7M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $289.1M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 36,139 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

36% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$31.1M
-2%
2019
$30.5M
+25%
2020
$38.1M
+26%
2021
$47.9M
-1%
2022
$47.5M
+9%
2023
$51.8M
-18%
2024
$42.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (87491 (Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe)) accounts for 7% of total spending.

87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$21.2M

1.1M claims · 7.3%

Your Cost: $19.94/claim|Median: $24.95
0.8× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$20.6M

1.1M claims · 7.1%

Your Cost: $19.55/claim|Median: $23.39
0.8× median
80050Normal range

General health panel

$16.7M

789K claims · 5.8%

Your Cost: $21.16/claim|Median: $25.59
0.8× median
87661Normal range

Trichomonas vaginalis detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$12.5M

739K claims · 4.3%

Your Cost: $16.97/claim|Median: $21.08
0.8× median
81420Normal range

Fetal chromosomal aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis

$11.7M

42K claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $277.40/claim|Median: $358.21
0.8× median
80061Normal range

Lipid panel

$11.3M

1.8M claims · 3.9%

Your Cost: $6.41/claim|Median: $8.41
0.8× median
82306Normal range

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$11.3M

853K claims · 3.9%

Your Cost: $13.25/claim|Median: $18.18
0.7× median
87389Normal range

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

$10.3M

738K claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $14.00/claim|Median: $18.03
0.8× median
U0003Normal range

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$8.9M

129K claims · 3.1%

Your Cost: $69.02/claim|Median: $63.08
1.1× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$8.7M

1.7M claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $5.26/claim|Median: $7.24
0.7× median
80081Normal range

$7.1M

163K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $43.71/claim|Median: $59.44
0.7× median
88175Normal range

Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal, ThinPrep

$7.1M

484K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $14.72/claim|Median: $19.06
0.8× median
87801Normal range

Infectious agent detection, amplified probe, multiple organisms

$6.7M

147K claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $45.67/claim|Median: $38.79
1.2× median
84443Normal range

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$6.5M

874K claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $7.43/claim|Median: $9.87
0.8× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$6.4M

1.5M claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $4.40/claim|Median: $4.71
0.9× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$5.5M

169K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $32.46/claim|Median: $35.43
0.9× median
83036Normal range

Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin)

$5.4M

1.3M claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $4.21/claim|Median: $5.50
0.8× median
81220Normal range

CFTR gene analysis, common variants

$4.9M

23K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $210.96/claim|Median: $183.31
1.1× median
87624Normal range

HPV detection, high-risk types, nucleic acid

$4.4M

259K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $16.83/claim|Median: $25.57
0.7× median
87086Normal range

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$3.8M

841K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $4.53/claim|Median: $5.31
0.8× median
80074Normal range

$3.0M

165K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $18.32/claim|Median: $27.54
0.7× median
86803Normal range

Hepatitis C antibody

$2.9M

388K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $7.52/claim|Median: $10.17
0.7× median
87536Normal range

$2.7M

62K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $43.16/claim|Median: $51.73
0.8× median
84439Normal range

$2.5M

640K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $3.97/claim|Median: $6.31
0.6× median
82607Normal range

Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12)

$2.5M

351K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $7.00/claim|Median: $8.72
0.8× median
88305Normal range

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$2.4M

54K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $44.62/claim|Median: $35.80
1.3× median
87150Normal range

$2.3M

140K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $16.56/claim|Median: $25.98
0.6× median
86480Normal range

Tuberculosis test, cell-mediated immunity

$1.8M

55K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $32.20/claim|Median: $38.35
0.8× median
84403Normal range

$1.7M

134K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $12.89/claim|Median: $17.03
0.8× median
U0005Normal range

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$1.7M

90K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $18.87/claim|Median: $15.76
1.2× median