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87147

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87147 is the #2,213 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $7.8M in payments across 2.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.86. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $7.94 per claim, 2.8× the median.

Total Paid

$7.8M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

2.5M

Providers

1K

Avg Cost/Claim

$3

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87147? Based on 1K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$2.86

Average

$4.41

Std Dev

$8.59

Max

$177.82

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.35
p25
$1.17
Median
$2.86
p75
$4.93
p90
$7.94
p95
$11.27
p99
$34.10

50% of providers bill between $1.17 and $4.93 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.35 and $7.94.

Top 1% bill above $34.10.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87147 was billed by 1K providers across 2.5M claims, totaling $7.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2.3M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$2.86

Providers Billing

1K

National Spending

$7.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.54×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87147

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$561K
2Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$437K
3Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$331K
4Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$252K
5Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$203K
6Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$177K
7Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$174K
8Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$173K
9Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$155K
10Labone Of Ohio Inc

Cincinnati, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$131K
111316983158$116K
121013431741$111K
13Quest Diagnostics Of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$105K
14Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$100K
15Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$97K
16The Miriam Hospital

Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital

$92K
17Southern Baptist Hospital Of Florida Inc

Jacksonville, FL · General Acute Care Hospital

$79K
18Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc.

Hicksville, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$77K
19William Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, MI · General Acute Care Hospital

$77K
20Unilab Corporation

Sacramento, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$76K

Showing top 20 of 1K providers billing this code