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How Much Does Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 82570 — Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury

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Average Medicare Payment

$4.94

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$25.5M

Services (2023)

5.0M

Price Change (2014–2023)

-27.0%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$6.77$40.9M6.0M—
2015$6.75$37.6M5.5M-0.3%
2016$6.78$31.0M4.6M+0.4%
2017$6.82$31.1M4.5M+0.6%
2018$6.21$28.6M4.6M-8.9%
2019$5.59$26.2M4.7M-10.0%
2020$5.11$21.8M4.2M-8.6%
2021$5.14$23.4M4.5M+0.6%
2022$5.08$23.6M4.6M-1.2%
2023$4.94$25.5M5.0M-2.8%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.3x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $5.08 vs MN at $3.96.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
VI$5.08$4.5K8853
MA$5.08$603.2K118.8K454
NH$5.08$11.6K2.3K44
KS$5.08$692.4K136.4K150
CA$5.08$3.1M620.3K351
FL$5.08$2.8M544.9K829
NM$5.07$93.7K18.5K28
NJ$5.07$2.4M471.8K235
NV$5.07$209.1K41.2K21
CO$5.07$147.4K29.1K50
AZ$5.07$1.4M276.1K327
TX$5.07$2.6M509.7K990
PR$5.07$33.2K6.5K119
WY$5.07$5.1K1.0K12
PA$5.07$358.8K70.8K132
MD$5.07$436.5K86.1K237
IL$5.07$892.6K176.1K458
NY$5.07$716.4K141.3K709
NC$5.07$2.4M474.7K987
RI$5.07$41.7K8.2K11
OH$5.07$826.9K163.2K398
CT$5.07$64.2K12.7K164
OK$5.07$250.4K49.4K119
UT$5.06$112.5K22.2K198
NE$5.06$87.0K17.2K162
SD$5.06$34.1K6.7K56
VA$5.06$333.3K65.8K417
MI$5.06$134.8K26.6K179
MO$5.06$148.2K29.3K279
IN$5.06$188.6K37.3K156
IA$5.06$128.1K25.3K229
WA$5.05$459.1K90.9K276
LA$5.05$130.7K25.9K199
HI$5.05$215.7K42.7K4
SC$5.05$302.0K59.8K365
ID$5.05$27.0K5.3K41
GA$5.05$715.8K141.7K494
OR$5.05$184.7K36.6K193
AL$5.05$693.8K137.4K362
DE$5.05$28.2K5.6K14
KY$5.05$82.4K16.3K156
AR$5.04$76.5K15.2K160
ME$5.04$18.4K3.7K35
MS$5.04$142.0K28.2K166
TN$5.04$680.0K135.0K849
WV$5.03$16.1K3.2K14
MT$5.03$12.5K2.5K25
WI$5.03$305.1K60.7K155
ND$5.02$37.3K7.4K27
AK$5.01$5.4K1.1K28
GU$5.00$815.271634

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$1.6M311.3K$5.07
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNJ$1.2M228.2K$5.07
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$987.2K194.4K$5.08
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedClinical LaboratoryNJ$840.1K165.4K$5.08
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$824.2K162.3K$5.08
Sonora Quest Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryAZ$595.1K117.4K$5.07
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryCA$557.3K109.8K$5.08
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryAL$522.0K103.0K$5.07
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTX$517.5K101.9K$5.08
Labone LlcClinical LaboratoryKS$511.8K100.7K$5.08
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryFL$510.9K100.6K$5.08
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$509.4K100.3K$5.08
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryOH$441.4K87.0K$5.07
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryTX$418.9K82.5K$5.08
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryGA$392.7K77.3K$5.08
Quest Diagnostics Llc IlClinical LaboratoryIL$356.9K70.3K$5.08
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$342.4K67.4K$5.08
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryTX$321.0K63.3K$5.07
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTX$316.9K62.4K$5.08
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryAZ$308.9K60.8K$5.08

🤔 Is Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 82570 shows a 1.3x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 27% 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.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.