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87172

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87172 is the #7,796 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $10K in payments across 5K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.27.

Total Paid

$10K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

5K

Providers

14

Avg Cost/Claim

$2

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87172? Based on 14 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$2.27

Average

$2.53

Std Dev

$0.84

Max

$4.11

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.52
p25
$2.04
Median
$2.27
p75
$3.10
p90
$3.59
p95
$3.84
p99
$4.06

50% of providers bill between $2.04 and $3.10 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.52 and $3.59.

Top 1% bill above $4.06.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87172 was billed by 14 providers across 5K claims, totaling $10K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 4K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$2.27

Providers Billing

14

National Spending

$10K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.11×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87172

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6K
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1K
3Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$495
4Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$351
5Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$265
61700106291$247
7Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$202
8Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$177
9Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$157
10Permanente Medical Group Inc.

Berkeley, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$154
11Unilab Corporation

Sacramento, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$132
121154382075$74
13Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$67
14Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$36

Showing top 14 of 14 providers billing this code