Cost analysis for CPT 80048 — Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
Average Medicare Payment
$8.25
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$43.1M
Services (2023)
5.2M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-16.2%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $9.85 | $77.2M | 8.1M | — |
| 2015 | $9.86 | $74.4M | 7.8M | +0.1% |
| 2016 | $9.90 | $73.2M | 7.7M | +0.4% |
| 2017 | $9.96 | $70.5M | 7.3M | +0.6% |
| 2018 | $10.16 | $72.4M | 7.1M | +2.0% |
| 2019 | $9.15 | $64.2M | 7.0M | -9.9% |
| 2020 | $8.36 | $48.2M | 5.7M | -8.6% |
| 2021 | $8.42 | $48.1M | 5.7M | +0.7% |
| 2022 | $8.32 | $45.3M | 5.4M | -1.2% |
| 2023 | $8.25 | $43.1M | 5.2M | -0.8% |
The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $8.29 vs WV at $8.21.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | $8.29 | $6.7K | 808 | 3 |
| DE | $8.29 | $53.8K | 6.5K | 6 |
| MD | $8.29 | $838.2K | 101.1K | 218 |
| MA | $8.29 | $2.0M | 245.3K | 683 |
| RI | $8.29 | $178.2K | 21.5K | 13 |
| CO | $8.28 | $465.0K | 56.1K | 105 |
| NJ | $8.28 | $3.4M | 405.3K | 249 |
| KS | $8.28 | $1.0M | 122.7K | 205 |
| CA | $8.28 | $4.1M | 497.4K | 445 |
| FL | $8.28 | $3.3M | 395.0K | 607 |
| PA | $8.28 | $982.6K | 118.7K | 137 |
| AZ | $8.28 | $1.1M | 131.3K | 168 |
| MO | $8.28 | $435.9K | 52.7K | 312 |
| NM | $8.28 | $74.7K | 9.0K | 30 |
| CT | $8.28 | $154.6K | 18.7K | 104 |
| OH | $8.28 | $2.2M | 262.1K | 352 |
| NY | $8.28 | $1.6M | 189.6K | 876 |
| IL | $8.28 | $1.4M | 172.9K | 447 |
| MT | $8.28 | $40.6K | 4.9K | 30 |
| NC | $8.28 | $3.2M | 388.8K | 911 |
| MI | $8.27 | $385.7K | 46.6K | 190 |
| ND | $8.27 | $138.4K | 16.7K | 80 |
| OK | $8.27 | $467.9K | 56.6K | 79 |
| TX | $8.27 | $2.5M | 307.3K | 872 |
| NH | $8.27 | $60.4K | 7.3K | 81 |
| NE | $8.27 | $244.7K | 29.6K | 200 |
| SD | $8.27 | $173.8K | 21.0K | 134 |
| VT | $8.27 | $17.0K | 2.1K | 47 |
| WY | $8.27 | $38.6K | 4.7K | 68 |
| VA | $8.27 | $1.4M | 172.7K | 455 |
| UT | $8.27 | $144.7K | 17.5K | 119 |
| IN | $8.27 | $357.3K | 43.2K | 168 |
| IA | $8.27 | $560.1K | 67.8K | 342 |
| LA | $8.26 | $358.9K | 43.4K | 287 |
| ME | $8.26 | $117.4K | 14.2K | 87 |
| KY | $8.26 | $337.2K | 40.8K | 139 |
| GA | $8.26 | $860.3K | 104.1K | 386 |
| AR | $8.26 | $433.8K | 52.5K | 301 |
| OR | $8.26 | $298.4K | 36.1K | 172 |
| PR | $8.26 | $59.1K | 7.2K | 152 |
| SC | $8.25 | $1.0M | 126.1K | 396 |
| NV | $8.25 | $285.4K | 34.6K | 68 |
| HI | $8.25 | $366.9K | 44.5K | 8 |
| WA | $8.25 | $875.8K | 106.2K | 321 |
| MN | $8.25 | $1.3M | 152.9K | 1.4K |
| GU | $8.25 | $3.5K | 421 | 8 |
| TN | $8.25 | $1.1M | 138.3K | 899 |
| DC | $8.25 | $4.1K | 497 | 10 |
| AK | $8.24 | $14.4K | 1.7K | 54 |
| ID | $8.24 | $29.7K | 3.6K | 35 |
| AL | $8.24 | $942.0K | 114.4K | 368 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $2.0M | 242.4K | $8.28 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $1.4M | 165.1K | $8.28 |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $847.4K | 102.2K | $8.29 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $734.7K | 88.6K | $8.29 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $727.3K | 87.8K | $8.29 |
| American Health Mw, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | OH | $685.1K | 82.6K | $8.29 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | AL | $611.6K | 74.1K | $8.25 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $608.6K | 73.4K | $8.29 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | OH | $599.1K | 72.3K | $8.28 |
| Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $552.2K | 66.6K | $8.29 |
| Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc | Clinical Laboratory | MA | $521.3K | 62.9K | $8.29 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $520.9K | 62.8K | $8.29 |
| Labone Llc | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $519.6K | 62.7K | $8.29 |
| Quest Diagnostics Llc Il | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $489.1K | 59.0K | $8.29 |
| American Health S, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $479.9K | 57.9K | $8.29 |
| Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $444.3K | 53.7K | $8.28 |
| A2cl Services, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | WI | $423.7K | 51.4K | $8.25 |
| Quest Diagnostics Llc | Clinical Laboratory | MA | $414.2K | 50.0K | $8.29 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | WA | $391.0K | 47.2K | $8.29 |
| Sentara Reference Lab Solutions, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | VA | $370.1K | 44.8K | $8.26 |
Based on the data, CPT 80048 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 16.2% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.