Statistical flags indicate unusual patterns — not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Read our methodology

Empire City Laboratories, INC

Clinical Medical Laboratory·Brooklyn, NY·NPI: 1053584482Share

Compared to Clinical Medical Laboratory Peers

Total spending distribution among 88 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $143.0M is at the 50th percentile among 88 Clinical Medical Laboratory providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$143.0M

$142,978,147

Total Claims

13.6M

Beneficiaries

13.2M

1.0 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$10

#769 of 618K providers by total spending(top 0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Empire City Laboratories, INC is a Clinical Medical Laboratory provider based in Brooklyn, NY. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $143.0M in Medicaid payments across 13.6M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $143.0M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 17,872 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

↓ 29% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$16.7M
+4%
2019
$17.4M
+29%
2020
$22.3M
+40%
2021
$31.3M
-22%
2022
$24.4M
-22%
2023
$19.0M
-38%
2024
$11.8M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (U0003 (Infectious disease detection (COVID-19))) accounts for 20% of total spending.

U0003Normal range

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$28.2M

439K claims · 19.7%

Your Cost: $64.33/claim|Median: $63.08
1.0× median
87633Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 12-25 targets, nucleic acid

$7.7M

36K claims · 5.4%

Your Cost: $214.25/claim|Median: $169.17
1.3× median
82306Normal range

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$6.7M

421K claims · 4.7%

Your Cost: $15.82/claim|Median: $18.18
0.9× median
80050Normal range

General health panel

$5.2M

266K claims · 3.7%

Your Cost: $19.70/claim|Median: $25.59
0.8× median
U0005Normal range

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$5.2M

328K claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $15.76/claim|Median: $15.76
1.0× median
86769Normal range

Antibody, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

$4.9M

155K claims · 3.4%

Your Cost: $31.42/claim|Median: $26.94
1.2× median
87502Normal range

Influenza virus detection, reverse transcription, amplified probe

$4.4M

133K claims · 3.1%

Your Cost: $32.85/claim|Median: $65.64
0.5× median
86481Normal range

$4.3M

133K claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $32.32/claim|Median: $52.45
0.6× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$3.8M

281K claims · 2.7%

Your Cost: $13.64/claim|Median: $24.95
0.6× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$3.8M

275K claims · 2.6%

Your Cost: $13.63/claim|Median: $23.39
0.6× median
83036Normal range

Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin)

$3.1M

625K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $4.91/claim|Median: $5.50
0.9× median
80061Normal range

Lipid panel

$2.9M

736K claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $3.94/claim|Median: $8.41
0.5× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$2.8M

536K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $5.19/claim|Median: $7.24
0.7× median
87389Normal range

HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies

$2.5M

240K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $10.60/claim|Median: $18.03
0.6× median
87798Normal range

Infectious agent detection, nucleic acid, not otherwise specified

$2.2M

108K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $20.11/claim|Median: $26.72
0.8× median
G0483Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 22+ drug classes

$2.1M

21K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $98.69/claim|Median: $90.89
1.1× median
87651Normal range

Streptococcus Group A detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$1.9M

115K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $16.51/claim|Median: $28.46
0.6× median
84443Normal range

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$1.9M

371K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $5.00/claim|Median: $9.87
0.5× median
87634Normal range

$1.7M

118K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $14.83/claim|Median: $48.78
0.3× median
82607Normal range

Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12)

$1.6M

234K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $7.02/claim|Median: $8.72
0.8× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$1.5M

157K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $9.56/claim|Median: $35.43
0.3× median
84439Normal range

Free thyroxine level blood test

$1.5M

320K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $4.55/claim|Median: $6.31
0.7× median
86317Normal range

$1.4M

172K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $8.07/claim|Median: $9.56
0.8× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$1.3M

607K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $2.10/claim|Median: $4.71
0.5× median
81001Normal range

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$1.2M

668K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $1.82/claim|Median: $2.03
0.9× median
87661Normal range

Trichomonas vaginalis detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$1.2M

97K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $12.48/claim|Median: $21.08
0.6× median
87581Normal range

$1.1M

76K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $14.23/claim|Median: $17.13
0.8× median
86803Normal range

Hepatitis C antibody

$1.0M

172K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $5.98/claim|Median: $10.17
0.6× median
87486Normal range

$1.0M

76K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $13.51/claim|Median: $19.16
0.7× median
87340Normal range

Hepatitis B surface antigen detection

$1.0M

177K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $5.77/claim|Median: $5.52
1.0× median

Other Top Providers in New York

View all →

Public Partnerships LLC

Supports Brokerage

$7.18B

Freedom Care LLC

Home Health

$3.03B

American Business Institute Corp

Home Health

$1.68B

Premier Home Health Care Services INC

Home Health

$1.48B

Assistcarehome Healthcare Services

Home Health

$1.44B

Similar Providers

Other top providers in Clinical Medical Laboratory

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Burlington, NC

$1.44B

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ

$717.5M

Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA

$668.5M

Natera Inc.

San Carlos, CA

$641.5M

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ

$637.7M

← All providersAll providers in New York →How we detect fraud →