Cost analysis for CPT 82570 — Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
Average Medicare Payment
$4.94
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$25.5M
Services (2023)
5.0M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-27.0%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $6.77 | $40.9M | 6.0M | — |
| 2015 | $6.75 | $37.6M | 5.5M | -0.3% |
| 2016 | $6.78 | $31.0M | 4.6M | +0.4% |
| 2017 | $6.82 | $31.1M | 4.5M | +0.6% |
| 2018 | $6.21 | $28.6M | 4.6M | -8.9% |
| 2019 | $5.59 | $26.2M | 4.7M | -10.0% |
| 2020 | $5.11 | $21.8M | 4.2M | -8.6% |
| 2021 | $5.14 | $23.4M | 4.5M | +0.6% |
| 2022 | $5.08 | $23.6M | 4.6M | -1.2% |
| 2023 | $4.94 | $25.5M | 5.0M | -2.8% |
The most expensive state pays 1.3x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $5.08 vs MN at $3.96.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | $5.08 | $4.5K | 885 | 3 |
| MA | $5.08 | $603.2K | 118.8K | 454 |
| NH | $5.08 | $11.6K | 2.3K | 44 |
| KS | $5.08 | $692.4K | 136.4K | 150 |
| CA | $5.08 | $3.1M | 620.3K | 351 |
| FL | $5.08 | $2.8M | 544.9K | 829 |
| NM | $5.07 | $93.7K | 18.5K | 28 |
| NJ | $5.07 | $2.4M | 471.8K | 235 |
| NV | $5.07 | $209.1K | 41.2K | 21 |
| CO | $5.07 | $147.4K | 29.1K | 50 |
| AZ | $5.07 | $1.4M | 276.1K | 327 |
| TX | $5.07 | $2.6M | 509.7K | 990 |
| PR | $5.07 | $33.2K | 6.5K | 119 |
| WY | $5.07 | $5.1K | 1.0K | 12 |
| PA | $5.07 | $358.8K | 70.8K | 132 |
| MD | $5.07 | $436.5K | 86.1K | 237 |
| IL | $5.07 | $892.6K | 176.1K | 458 |
| NY | $5.07 | $716.4K | 141.3K | 709 |
| NC | $5.07 | $2.4M | 474.7K | 987 |
| RI | $5.07 | $41.7K | 8.2K | 11 |
| OH | $5.07 | $826.9K | 163.2K | 398 |
| CT | $5.07 | $64.2K | 12.7K | 164 |
| OK | $5.07 | $250.4K | 49.4K | 119 |
| UT | $5.06 | $112.5K | 22.2K | 198 |
| NE | $5.06 | $87.0K | 17.2K | 162 |
| SD | $5.06 | $34.1K | 6.7K | 56 |
| VA | $5.06 | $333.3K | 65.8K | 417 |
| MI | $5.06 | $134.8K | 26.6K | 179 |
| MO | $5.06 | $148.2K | 29.3K | 279 |
| IN | $5.06 | $188.6K | 37.3K | 156 |
| IA | $5.06 | $128.1K | 25.3K | 229 |
| WA | $5.05 | $459.1K | 90.9K | 276 |
| LA | $5.05 | $130.7K | 25.9K | 199 |
| HI | $5.05 | $215.7K | 42.7K | 4 |
| SC | $5.05 | $302.0K | 59.8K | 365 |
| ID | $5.05 | $27.0K | 5.3K | 41 |
| GA | $5.05 | $715.8K | 141.7K | 494 |
| OR | $5.05 | $184.7K | 36.6K | 193 |
| AL | $5.05 | $693.8K | 137.4K | 362 |
| DE | $5.05 | $28.2K | 5.6K | 14 |
| KY | $5.05 | $82.4K | 16.3K | 156 |
| AR | $5.04 | $76.5K | 15.2K | 160 |
| ME | $5.04 | $18.4K | 3.7K | 35 |
| MS | $5.04 | $142.0K | 28.2K | 166 |
| TN | $5.04 | $680.0K | 135.0K | 849 |
| WV | $5.03 | $16.1K | 3.2K | 14 |
| MT | $5.03 | $12.5K | 2.5K | 25 |
| WI | $5.03 | $305.1K | 60.7K | 155 |
| ND | $5.02 | $37.3K | 7.4K | 27 |
| AK | $5.01 | $5.4K | 1.1K | 28 |
| GU | $5.00 | $815.27 | 163 | 4 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $1.6M | 311.3K | $5.07 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $1.2M | 228.2K | $5.07 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $987.2K | 194.4K | $5.08 |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $840.1K | 165.4K | $5.08 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $824.2K | 162.3K | $5.08 |
| Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $595.1K | 117.4K | $5.07 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $557.3K | 109.8K | $5.08 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | AL | $522.0K | 103.0K | $5.07 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $517.5K | 101.9K | $5.08 |
| Labone Llc | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $511.8K | 100.7K | $5.08 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $510.9K | 100.6K | $5.08 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $509.4K | 100.3K | $5.08 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | OH | $441.4K | 87.0K | $5.07 |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $418.9K | 82.5K | $5.08 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | GA | $392.7K | 77.3K | $5.08 |
| Quest Diagnostics Llc Il | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $356.9K | 70.3K | $5.08 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $342.4K | 67.4K | $5.08 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $321.0K | 63.3K | $5.07 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $316.9K | 62.4K | $5.08 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $308.9K | 60.8K | $5.08 |
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.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.