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81401

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 81401 is the #1,787 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $13.9M in payments across 588K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $30.88. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $116.60 per claim, 3.8× the median.

Total Paid

$13.9M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

588K

Providers

239

Avg Cost/Claim

$24

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 81401? Based on 188 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$30.88

Average

$49.78

Std Dev

$64.10

Max

$662.66

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$2.96
p25
$11.85
Median
$30.88
p75
$68.22
p90
$116.60
p95
$153.71
p99
$201.50

50% of providers bill between $11.85 and $68.22 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $2.96 and $116.60.

Top 1% bill above $201.50.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 81401 was billed by 239 providers across 588K claims, totaling $13.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 509K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$30.88

Providers Billing

188

National Spending

$13.9M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.61×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 81401

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Natera Inc.

San Carlos, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.1M
21114222817$881K
31689975021$709K
41013973866$636K
51235528225$631K
6Invitae Corporation

San Francisco, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$373K
7Speciality Screening Llc

Wauwatosa, WI · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$331K
8Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$271K
91235363052$210K
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$204K
11Myriad Women's Health, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$198K
12Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$196K
13Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$174K
141518415991$166K
151679507594$166K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America

San Diego, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$147K
171184045619$144K
18Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$139K
19Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Research Triangle Park, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$133K
201437585262$130K

Showing top 20 of 239 providers billing this code