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CORE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC

Clinical Medical Laboratory·BIRMINGHAM, AL·NPI: 1598266421Share

Compared to Clinical Medical Laboratory Peers

Total spending distribution among 88 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $44.2M is at the 25th percentile among 88 Clinical Medical Laboratory providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-10→2024-12(74 months)

Total Paid

$44.2M

$44,190,995

Total Claims

1.3M

Beneficiaries

1.0M

1.3 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$34

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$42K
+767%
2019
$362K
+906%
2020
$3.6M
+124%
2021
$8.2M
+41%
2022
$11.6M
-8%
2023
$10.7M
-9%
2024
$9.7M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (87798 (Infectious agent detection, nucleic acid, not otherwise specified)) accounts for 34% of total spending.

87798Top 10%

Infectious agent detection, nucleic acid, not otherwise specified

$15.1M

115K claims · 34.2%

Your Cost: $131.16/claim|Median: $26.72
4.9× median
87633Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 12-25 targets, nucleic acid

$9.6M

75K claims · 21.7%

Your Cost: $128.29/claim|Median: $169.17
0.8× median
U0004Normal range

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

$3.4M

92K claims · 7.6%

Your Cost: $36.83/claim|Median: $60.05
0.6× median
87634Normal range

$1.6M

67K claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $24.04/claim|Median: $48.78
0.5× median
87651Normal range

Streptococcus Group A detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$1.5M

90K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $16.35/claim|Median: $28.46
0.6× median
87502Normal range

Influenza virus detection, reverse transcription, amplified probe

$1.4M

51K claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $27.67/claim|Median: $65.64
0.4× median
87581Normal range

$1.3M

84K claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $15.80/claim|Median: $17.13
0.9× median
87486Normal range

$1.3M

81K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $15.69/claim|Median: $19.16
0.8× median
87641Normal range

$1.1M

89K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $12.50/claim|Median: $12.38
1.0× median
87498Normal range

$1.0M

80K claims · 2.3%

Your Cost: $12.97/claim|Median: $10.02
1.3× median
G0482Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 15-21 drug classes

$716K

13K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $55.84/claim|Median: $75.26
0.7× median
87640Normal range

$707K

57K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $12.41/claim|Median: $8.39
1.5× median
87507Normal range

$663K

4,236 claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $156.49/claim|Median: $157.44
1.0× median
87635Normal range

COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 amplified probe detection

$624K

22K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $28.06/claim|Median: $39.70
0.7× median
U0005Normal range

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$621K

57K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $10.91/claim|Median: $15.76
0.7× median
87481Normal range

$480K

24K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $19.72/claim|Median: $22.38
0.9× median
87801Normal range

Infectious agent detection, amplified probe, multiple organisms

$473K

13K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $35.37/claim|Median: $38.79
0.9× median
87631Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, multiplex

$273K

12K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $22.20/claim|Median: $65.45
0.3× median
87529Normal range

$255K

13K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $19.66/claim|Median: $24.98
0.8× median
87653Normal range

$253K

26K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $9.81/claim|Median: $19.33
0.5× median
G2023Normal range

Specimen collection for COVID-19 testing

$236K

26K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $8.92/claim|Median: $17.15
0.5× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$187K

14K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $13.74/claim|Median: $23.39
0.6× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$184K

6,384 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $28.83/claim|Median: $35.43
0.8× median
87511Normal range

$157K

12K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $13.01/claim|Median: $16.46
0.8× median
87661Normal range

Trichomonas vaginalis detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$134K

13K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $10.29/claim|Median: $21.08
0.5× median
84443Normal range

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$90K

7,317 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $12.28/claim|Median: $9.87
1.2× median
82306Normal range

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$81K

5,255 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $15.33/claim|Median: $18.18
0.8× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$71K

12K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $5.89/claim|Median: $7.24
0.8× median
87086Normal range

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$49K

9,197 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $5.31/claim|Median: $5.31
1.0× median
80061Normal range

Lipid panel

$47K

7,206 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.49/claim|Median: $8.41
0.8× median
83036Normal range

Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin)

$38K

6,192 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.15/claim|Median: $5.50
1.1× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$33K

14K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.42/claim|Median: $24.95
0.1× median
G0483Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 22+ drug classes

$28K

246 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $115.14/claim|Median: $90.89
1.3× median
82607Normal range

Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12)

$26K

3,292 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $8.02/claim|Median: $8.72
0.9× median
87541Top 25%

$24K

1,341 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $17.78/claim|Median: $7.29
2.4× median
85049Normal range

$23K

9,074 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.57/claim|Median: $1.68
1.5× median
83655Normal range

$22K

2,148 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $10.25/claim|Median: $10.49
1.0× median
84481Normal range

$21K

2,420 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $8.73/claim|Median: $9.37
0.9× median
G0480Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 1-7 drug classes

$21K

537 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $39.34/claim|Median: $37.56
1.0× median
84439Normal range

Free thyroxine level blood test

$19K

3,797 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.13/claim|Median: $6.31
0.8× median
84311Top 25%

$14K

2,444 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.66/claim|Median: $1.60
3.5× median
82728Normal range

Ferritin

$14K

1,448 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $9.46/claim|Median: $6.00
1.6× median
87186Normal range

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, microdilution, per agent

$13K

2,092 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $6.33/claim|Median: $4.65
1.4× median
83550Normal range

$13K

2,142 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.91/claim|Median: $3.49
1.7× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$12K

4,268 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $2.91/claim|Median: $4.71
0.6× median
87500Normal range

$12K

848 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $14.50/claim|Median: $8.53
1.7× median
87088Normal range

$12K

2,124 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.65/claim|Median: $5.45
1.0× median
87150Normal range

$11K

961 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $11.94/claim|Median: $25.98
0.5× median
87389Normal range

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

$11K

907 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $12.44/claim|Median: $18.03
0.7× median
82746Normal range

$11K

1,890 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.69/claim|Median: $6.83
0.8× median

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