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#217 of 11K

87426

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antigen detection, immunoassay

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antigen detection, immunoassay is the #217 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $707.8M in payments across 27.0M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $30.04.

Total Paid

$707.8M

0.06% of all spending

Total Claims

27.0M

Providers

14K

Avg Cost/Claim

$26

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87426? Based on 13K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$30.04

Average

$28.20

Std Dev

$16.01

Max

$706.34

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$7.95
p25
$20.36
Median
$30.04
p75
$35.84
p90
$42.14
p95
$45.08
p99
$55.00

50% of providers bill between $20.36 and $35.84 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $7.95 and $42.14.

Top 1% bill above $55.00.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87426 (SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antigen detection, immunoassay) was billed by 14K providers across 27.0M claims, totaling $707.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 23.1M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$30.04

Providers Billing

13K

National Spending

$707.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

0.94×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87426

#ProviderTotal Paid
1City Medical Of Upper East Side Pllc

New York, NY · Clinic/Center Urgent Care

$18.5M
2Topcare Medical Group Inc

Dallas, TX · Pediatrics

$17.4M
3Gentech Laboratories Llc

Dallas, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$11.9M
4Bn Medicine Pc

New York, NY · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$10.1M
51609066257$8.5M
61053901256$7.9M
7Fast Pace Medical Clinic Pllc

Spring Hill, TN · Family Medicine

$6.8M
81730337163$6.3M
91669708780$6.3M
101023379815$4.8M
11Mnr Industries Llc

Bel Air, MD · Clinic/Center Urgent Care

$4.1M
121346608809$4.0M
131699747303$3.1M
141942623319$3.1M
151912133315$2.8M
161114948288$2.8M
17Community Physicians Of Indiana Inc

Indianapolis, IN · Internal Medicine

$2.6M
181063436624$2.5M
191982343315$2.4M
20New York Network Ipa Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Exclusive Provider Organization

$2.3M

Showing top 20 of 14K providers billing this code