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#887 of 11K

88185

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 88185 is the #887 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $63.2M in payments across 495K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $119.02. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $347.01 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$63.2M

0.01% of all spending

Total Claims

495K

Providers

343

Avg Cost/Claim

$128

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 88185? Based on 322 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$119.02

Average

$167.06

Std Dev

$178.16

Max

$1,568.77

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$15.07
p25
$43.76
Median
$119.02
p75
$240.99
p90
$347.01
p95
$508.25
p99
$734.02

50% of providers bill between $43.76 and $240.99 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $15.07 and $347.01.

Top 1% bill above $734.02.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 88185 was billed by 343 providers across 495K claims, totaling $63.2M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 383K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$119.02

Providers Billing

322

National Spending

$63.2M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.40×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 88185

#ProviderTotal Paid
11447437355$5.8M
2Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3.8M
31740460583$2.9M
41871615708$2.9M
51396794574$2.8M
61699115857$1.9M
71699884858$1.8M
8Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Research Triangle Park, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.7M
9City Of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.7M
10Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
111073549663$1.4M
12Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
13Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus Llc

Tucson, AZ · Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty

$1.2M
14Permanente Medical Group Inc.

Berkeley, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.2M
15University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.2M
161124536107$1.1M
171467433292$945K
18Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$876K
19Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$863K
20Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$857K

Showing top 20 of 343 providers billing this code