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83521

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 83521 is the #2,729 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $3.9M in payments across 338K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $9.54. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $25.13 per claim, 2.6× the median.

Total Paid

$3.9M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

338K

Providers

297

Avg Cost/Claim

$12

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 83521? Based on 278 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$9.54

Average

$12.75

Std Dev

$14.71

Max

$129.24

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.42
p25
$4.00
Median
$9.54
p75
$17.34
p90
$25.13
p95
$29.91
p99
$65.15

50% of providers bill between $4.00 and $17.34 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.42 and $25.13.

Top 1% bill above $65.15.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 83521 was billed by 297 providers across 338K claims, totaling $3.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 267K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$9.54

Providers Billing

278

National Spending

$3.9M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.34×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83521

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$386K
2Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$262K
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$225K
4Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$187K
5Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$146K
6Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$141K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$135K
8Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc.

Hicksville, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$100K
9Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$93K
10Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$84K
11Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$81K
121396794574$78K
13Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc.

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$77K
14Laboratory Corporation Of America

San Diego, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$77K
151316983158$63K
16Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$62K
17Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$60K
18A2cl Services, Llc

West Allis, WI · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$58K
191477549756$54K
201548315401$50K

Showing top 20 of 297 providers billing this code