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#373 of 11K

87801

Infectious agent detection, amplified probe, multiple organisms

Infectious agent detection, amplified probe, multiple organisms is the #373 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $308.7M in payments across 8.9M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $38.79.

Total Paid

$308.7M

0.03% of all spending

Total Claims

8.9M

Providers

2K

Avg Cost/Claim

$35

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87801? Based on 1K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$38.79

Average

$42.21

Std Dev

$33.61

Max

$264.18

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$6.10
p25
$19.74
Median
$38.79
p75
$53.66
p90
$73.44
p95
$111.73
p99
$161.97

50% of providers bill between $19.74 and $53.66 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $6.10 and $73.44.

Top 1% bill above $161.97.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87801 (Infectious agent detection, amplified probe, multiple organisms) was billed by 2K providers across 8.9M claims, totaling $308.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 8.1M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$38.79

Providers Billing

1K

National Spending

$308.7M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.09×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87801

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$50.1M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$20.2M
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Charleston, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$19.1M
4Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$14.7M
5Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$10.6M
6State Of Alabama Department Of Public Health

Prattville, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$9.9M
7Dallas County Hospital District

Dallas, TX · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical

$7.3M
81770529513$7.0M
9Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.7M
10Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.7M
11Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.9M
12Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.6M
13Sherman Abrams Laboratory Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.0M
14Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$4.6M
15Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$4.6M
16Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$4.3M
17Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$4.0M
18Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.9M
19Labone Of Ohio Inc

Cincinnati, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.9M
201447296272$3.5M

Showing top 20 of 2K providers billing this code