$90.5M in total Medicare payments across 3 years
Procedure 81546 (Mrna gene analysis of 10,196 genes in fine needle aspiration thyroid specimen, reported as category result (e.g. benign, suspicious)) received $90.5M in total Medicare payments.
Across 25.6K services, the average Medicare payment was $3.5K per service.
CA leads in spending on this procedure, accounting for 36% of all payments.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28.2M | 7.9K | — |
| 2022 | $29.8M | 8.4K | +5.4% |
| 2023 | $32.5M | 9.3K | +9.4% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veracyte, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $32.5M | 9.3K | $3.5K |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $32.5M | 9.3K | 1 | $32.5M |
Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.