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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Clinical Medical Laboratory·Burlington, NC·NPI: 1902809940SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Advanced Detection Signals

Additional statistical tests from advanced fraud detection methods

Billing Velocity8254.5 claims/working day

These signals use advanced statistical methods including digit distribution analysis, change-point detection, and market concentration metrics. Learn more.

Compared to Clinical Medical Laboratory Peers

Total spending distribution among 88 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $264.3M is at the 75th percentile among 88 Clinical Medical Laboratory providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$264.3M

$264,262,233

Total Claims

15.3M

Beneficiaries

14.2M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$17

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

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is a Clinical Medical Laboratory provider based in Burlington, NC. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $264.3M in Medicaid payments across 15.3M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $264.3M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 33,032 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

6% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$22.1M
+22%
2019
$27.0M
+96%
2020
$53.1M
+11%
2021
$59.1M
-20%
2022
$47.4M
-27%
2023
$34.8M
-40%
2024
$20.8M

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 22% of total spending.

U0003Normal range

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$58.8M

978K claims · 22.3%

Your Cost: $60.15/claim|Median: $63.08
0.9× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$22.8M

588K claims · 8.6%

Your Cost: $38.75/claim|Median: $35.43
1.1× median
81420Top 25%

Fetal chromosomal aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis

$13.8M

23K claims · 5.2%

Your Cost: $602.10/claim|Median: $358.21
1.7× median
G0483Top 25%

Drug test, definitive, 22+ drug classes

$13.0M

84K claims · 4.9%

Your Cost: $154.61/claim|Median: $90.89
1.7× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$8.8M

452K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $19.53/claim|Median: $23.39
0.8× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$8.8M

453K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $19.44/claim|Median: $24.95
0.8× median
U0005Normal range

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$7.0M

508K claims · 2.7%

Your Cost: $13.88/claim|Median: $15.76
0.9× median
82306Normal range

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$6.9M

345K claims · 2.6%

Your Cost: $20.06/claim|Median: $18.18
1.1× median
86769Top 25%

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

$5.6M

155K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $35.71/claim|Median: $26.94
1.3× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$5.5M

810K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $6.74/claim|Median: $7.24
0.9× median
G0480Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 1-7 drug classes

$5.0M

116K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $42.95/claim|Median: $37.56
1.1× median
87661Normal range

Trichomonas vaginalis detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$4.5M

238K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $19.01/claim|Median: $21.08
0.9× median
87798Normal range

Infectious agent detection, nucleic acid, not otherwise specified

$4.4M

114K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $38.61/claim|Median: $26.72
1.4× median
87637Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, nucleic acid

$4.4M

61K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $71.52/claim|Median: $100.62
0.7× median
81220Normal range

CFTR gene analysis, common variants

$4.1M

14K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $293.42/claim|Median: $183.31
1.6× median
80061Normal range

Lipid panel

$3.9M

675K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $5.79/claim|Median: $8.41
0.7× median
84443Normal range

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$3.8M

537K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $7.02/claim|Median: $9.87
0.7× median
87389Normal range

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

$3.5M

243K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $14.22/claim|Median: $18.03
0.8× median
81229Top 25%

$3.3M

4K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $885.40/claim|Median: $372.17
2.4× median
87801Normal range

Infectious agent detection, amplified probe, multiple organisms

$3.0M

88K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $34.28/claim|Median: $38.79
0.9× median
83036Normal range

Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin)

$2.6M

404K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $6.46/claim|Median: $5.50
1.2× median
86480Normal range

Tuberculosis test, cell-mediated immunity

$2.5M

79K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $31.99/claim|Median: $38.35
0.8× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$2.3M

803K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $2.89/claim|Median: $4.71
0.6× median
88175Normal range

Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal, ThinPrep

$2.2M

108K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $20.36/claim|Median: $19.06
1.1× median
G0481Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 8-14 drug classes

$2.2M

27K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $80.15/claim|Median: $64.72
1.2× median
80050Normal range

General health panel

$2.1M

105K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $20.21/claim|Median: $25.59
0.8× median
87624Normal range

HPV detection, high-risk types, nucleic acid

$1.9M

79K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $23.52/claim|Median: $25.57
0.9× median
86003Normal range

Allergen specific IgE blood test, each allergen

$1.7M

27K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $62.73/claim|Median: $40.67
1.5× median
82607Normal range

Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B-12)

$1.6M

183K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $8.79/claim|Median: $8.72
1.0× median
84439Normal range

Free thyroxine level blood test

$1.6M

258K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $6.00/claim|Median: $6.31
0.9× median