83550
HCPCS Procedure Code
HCPCS code 83550 is the #639 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $117.6M in payments across 20.3M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3.49. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $20.30 per claim, 5.8× the median.
Total Paid
$117.6M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
20.3M
Providers
7K
Avg Cost/Claim
$6
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 83550? Based on 5K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$3.49
Average
$13.26
Std Dev
$34.78
Max
$363.77
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.50 and $6.78 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.06 and $20.30.
Top 1% bill above $169.62.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 83550 was billed by 7K providers across 20.3M claims, totaling $117.6M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 18.7M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$3.49
Providers Billing
5K
National Spending
$117.6M
Avg/Median Ratio
3.80×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83550
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $3.0M |
| 2 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.9M |
| 3 | 1245720820 | $2.1M |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.0M |
| 5 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.0M |
| 6 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.8M |
| 7 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.6M |
| 8 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.4M |
| 9 | 1124024922 | $1.3M |
| 10 | Labone Llc Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.1M |
| 11 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.1M |
| 12 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $967K |
| 13 | Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $850K |
| 14 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $804K |
| 15 | Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Richmond, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $776K |
| 16 | Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $717K |
| 17 | Northwell Health Laboratories New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $671K |
| 18 | 1598747651 | $618K |
| 19 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $609K |
| 20 | Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization | $563K |
Showing top 20 of 7K providers billing this code