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#473 of 11K

85027

Complete blood count (CBC), automated

Complete blood count (CBC), automated is the #473 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $198.5M in payments across 55.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3.72. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8.56 per claim, 2.3× the median.

Total Paid

$198.5M

0.02% of all spending

Total Claims

55.5M

Providers

7K

Avg Cost/Claim

$4

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 85027? Based on 6K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$3.72

Average

$6.08

Std Dev

$17.63

Max

$719.00

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.42
p25
$1.44
Median
$3.72
p75
$5.73
p90
$8.56
p95
$16.08
p99
$62.88

50% of providers bill between $1.44 and $5.73 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.42 and $8.56.

Top 1% bill above $62.88.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 85027 (Complete blood count (CBC), automated) was billed by 7K providers across 55.5M claims, totaling $198.5M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 44.4M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$3.72

Providers Billing

6K

National Spending

$198.5M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.63×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 85027

#ProviderTotal Paid
11942247044$3.8M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.4M
3Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.3M
41134187842$3.1M
5Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.1M
6Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.5M
7County Of Ventura

Ventura, CA · Clinic/Center, Emergency Care

$2.0M
8Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.9M
9Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group

Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization

$1.7M
10Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.6M
11Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.5M
121396287082$1.5M
13Yukon-kuskokwim Health Corporation

Bethel, AK · General Acute Care Hospital Rural

$1.4M
141063470763$1.4M
15Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Richmond, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
16Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.3M
17Children's Health System Of Texas

Dallas, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$1.2M
18University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.2M
19Unm Hospital

Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.2M
201629015698$1.1M

Showing top 20 of 7K providers billing this code