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83498

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 83498 is the #1,265 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $30.3M in payments across 1.9M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $16.62.

Total Paid

$30.3M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

1.9M

Providers

367

Avg Cost/Claim

$16

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 83498? Based on 342 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$16.62

Average

$18.24

Std Dev

$17.65

Max

$167.70

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$3.46
p25
$7.97
Median
$16.62
p75
$23.62
p90
$29.87
p95
$40.54
p99
$90.72

50% of providers bill between $7.97 and $23.62 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $3.46 and $29.87.

Top 1% bill above $90.72.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 83498 was billed by 367 providers across 1.9M claims, totaling $30.3M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.5M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$16.62

Providers Billing

342

National Spending

$30.3M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.10×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83498

#ProviderTotal Paid
1State Of Alabama Department Of Public Health

Prattville, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$11.2M
2Bureau Of Public Health Laboratories

Jacksonville, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.3M
31477670529$3.8M
41346267424$1.5M
5Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$782K
61942221098$623K
7Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$377K
8Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$309K
9Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$302K
10Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$298K
11Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$265K
12Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$244K
13Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$238K
141447296272$215K
15Laboratory Corporation Of America

Houston, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$177K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$157K
17Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$148K
181780620526$141K
19Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$138K
20Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$134K

Showing top 20 of 367 providers billing this code

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