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VEP MLK EMERGENCY MEDICAL GROUP INC

Emergency Medicine·LOS ANGELES, CA·NPI: 1841679289Share

Compared to Emergency Medicine Peers

Total spending distribution among 11 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $30.9M is at the 50th percentile among 11 Emergency Medicine providers.

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

Total Paid

$30.9M

$30,937,434

Total Claims

490K

Beneficiaries

475K

1.0 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$63

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$3.3M
+40%
2019
$4.6M
-22%
2020
$3.6M
+7%
2021
$3.8M
+24%
2022
$4.7M
+34%
2023
$6.3M
-24%
2024
$4.8M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 33 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99285 (Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity)) accounts for 52% of total spending.

99285Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$16.1M

200K claims · 52.0%

Your Cost: $80.31/claim|Median: $85.65
0.9× median
99284Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$7.7M

151K claims · 25.0%

Your Cost: $51.14/claim|Median: $69.51
0.7× median
99291Normal range

Critical care, first 30-74 minutes

$3.6M

32K claims · 11.6%

Your Cost: $110.89/claim|Median: $101.24
1.1× median
99283Normal range

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$2.8M

81K claims · 9.2%

Your Cost: $34.94/claim|Median: $42.48
0.8× median
99236Normal range

Observation care same day admit and discharge

$167K

1,722 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $97.15/claim|Median: $128.23
0.8× median
0450Top 10%

Emergency room visit

$84K

509 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $164.05/claim|Median: $44.95
3.6× median
10061Normal range

$83K

1,342 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $62.20/claim|Median: $101.03
0.6× median
93042Top 5%

$76K

7,239 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $10.45/claim|Median: $2.53
4.1× median
99406Normal range

$69K

7,615 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $9.12/claim|Median: $6.53
1.4× median
99220Normal range

$60K

1,102 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $54.69/claim|Median: $73.56
0.7× median
99205Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, high complexity

$57K

702 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $81.66/claim|Median: $111.09
0.7× median
99215Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, high complexity

$18K

366 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $50.02/claim|Median: $74.09
0.7× median
99282Normal range

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$12K

565 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $21.63/claim|Median: $37.72
0.6× median
12002Normal range

$9K

184 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $50.99/claim|Median: $68.89
0.7× median
99213Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$8K

343 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $24.56/claim|Median: $37.81
0.6× median
99281Normal range

Emergency dept visit, minimal complexity

$8K

369 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $20.75/claim|Median: $52.03
0.4× median
12001Normal range

$3K

74 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $45.18/claim|Median: $64.99
0.7× median
99217Normal range

$2K

293 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $6.78/claim|Median: $31.89
0.2× median
85025Top 10%

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$1K

124 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $10.97/claim|Median: $4.71
2.3× median
80048Top 25%

Basic metabolic panel

$1K

84 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $14.46/claim|Median: $5.78
2.5× median
29515Normal range

$772

13 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $59.40/claim|Median: $33.24
1.8× median
93005Top 25%

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$598

12 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $49.86/claim|Median: $7.50
6.6× median
81001Top 5%

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$317

16 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $19.83/claim|Median: $2.03
9.8× median
99053Normal range

$297

576 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.52/claim|Median: $0.38
1.4× median
93010Top 10%

Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report only

$124

13 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $9.53/claim|Median: $5.60
1.7× median
36415Top 10%

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture

$92

14 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $6.54/claim|Median: $1.57
4.2× median
0270Normal range

$33

34 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.96/claim|Median: $5.50
0.2× median
80076Normal range

Hepatic function panel

$6

15 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.43/claim|Median: $4.59
0.1× median
83690Normal range

$6

13 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.47/claim|Median: $3.35
0.1× median
85610Normal range

Prothrombin time (PT) blood clotting test

$3

12 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.29/claim|Median: $2.14
0.1× median
G9744Normal range

$0

491 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.00/claim|Median: $0.09
0250Normal range

$0

77 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.00/claim|Median: $3.70
G9745Normal range

$0

57 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.00/claim|Median: $0.09

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