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#101 of 11K

80053

Comprehensive metabolic panel

Comprehensive metabolic panel is the #101 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $1.95B in payments across 226.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $7.24. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $21.22 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$1.95B

0.18% of all spending

Total Claims

226.1M

Providers

13K

Avg Cost/Claim

$9

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 80053? Based on 11K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$7.24

Average

$12.03

Std Dev

$34.31

Max

$1,963.66

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.85
p25
$3.11
Median
$7.24
p75
$10.36
p90
$21.22
p95
$39.05
p99
$102.86

50% of providers bill between $3.11 and $10.36 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.85 and $21.22.

Top 1% bill above $102.86.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 80053 (Comprehensive metabolic panel) was billed by 13K providers across 226.1M claims, totaling $1.95B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 191.1M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$7.24

Providers Billing

11K

National Spending

$1.95B

Avg/Median Ratio

1.66×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 80053

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$29.0M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$27.2M
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$26.9M
4Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Anchorage, AK · General Acute Care Hospital

$20.1M
5Spartanburg Medical Center

Spartanburg, SC · Ambulance

$16.6M
6Medical University Hospital Authority

Charleston, SC · General Acute Care Hospital

$16.5M
7Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$15.7M
8Yukon-kuskokwim Health Corporation

Bethel, AK · General Acute Care Hospital Rural

$15.6M
9Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$15.5M
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$15.0M
11Port City Operating Company Llc

Stockton, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$13.7M
12Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$13.0M
13Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$10.9M
14Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Llc

Cape Coral, FL · Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

$9.5M
15Palomar Health

Escondido, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$9.0M
16Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$8.7M
17Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$8.2M
181649726738$7.3M
191508856535$7.0M
20Grossmont Hospital Corporation

La Mesa, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$6.9M

Showing top 20 of 13K providers billing this code