Cost analysis for CPT 82728 — Ferritin (blood protein) level
Average Medicare Payment
$13.28
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$42.8M
Services (2023)
3.2M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-26.1%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $17.98 | $44.7M | 2.5M | — |
| 2015 | $17.92 | $45.0M | 2.5M | -0.3% |
| 2016 | $17.96 | $47.3M | 2.6M | +0.2% |
| 2017 | $18.09 | $49.0M | 2.7M | +0.7% |
| 2018 | $16.39 | $45.8M | 2.8M | -9.4% |
| 2019 | $14.77 | $43.2M | 2.9M | -9.9% |
| 2020 | $13.47 | $36.5M | 2.7M | -8.8% |
| 2021 | $13.55 | $40.7M | 3.0M | +0.6% |
| 2022 | $13.39 | $40.7M | 3.0M | -1.2% |
| 2023 | $13.28 | $42.8M | 3.2M | -0.8% |
The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $13.36 vs AK at $13.11.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | $13.36 | $5.5K | 415 | 3 |
| KS | $13.35 | $829.4K | 62.1K | 92 |
| NM | $13.35 | $106.3K | 8.0K | 22 |
| NJ | $13.35 | $5.1M | 380.4K | 195 |
| NH | $13.35 | $15.0K | 1.1K | 24 |
| DE | $13.35 | $15.4K | 1.2K | 3 |
| PR | $13.35 | $14.2K | 1.1K | 14 |
| MA | $13.35 | $1.0M | 76.3K | 256 |
| FL | $13.34 | $5.8M | 438.4K | 671 |
| GA | $13.34 | $1.0M | 75.2K | 296 |
| RI | $13.34 | $57.4K | 4.3K | 8 |
| CA | $13.34 | $5.3M | 395.2K | 401 |
| MD | $13.34 | $807.3K | 60.5K | 186 |
| NY | $13.34 | $3.6M | 267.3K | 769 |
| CO | $13.34 | $280.8K | 21.1K | 67 |
| PA | $13.34 | $663.1K | 49.7K | 100 |
| MI | $13.33 | $291.6K | 21.9K | 125 |
| NC | $13.33 | $3.0M | 224.4K | 580 |
| DC | $13.33 | $5.7K | 426 | 7 |
| IL | $13.33 | $1.2M | 89.9K | 306 |
| AZ | $13.33 | $1.2M | 91.1K | 132 |
| TX | $13.33 | $3.5M | 265.5K | 808 |
| OK | $13.33 | $284.3K | 21.3K | 50 |
| OH | $13.32 | $1.2M | 91.0K | 206 |
| NE | $13.32 | $111.0K | 8.3K | 61 |
| NV | $13.32 | $432.4K | 32.5K | 58 |
| ME | $13.31 | $72.0K | 5.4K | 57 |
| LA | $13.31 | $137.6K | 10.3K | 98 |
| ND | $13.31 | $93.1K | 7.0K | 17 |
| SD | $13.31 | $47.1K | 3.5K | 54 |
| VA | $13.31 | $797.1K | 59.9K | 316 |
| IA | $13.31 | $168.2K | 12.6K | 155 |
| OR | $13.31 | $297.0K | 22.3K | 155 |
| MO | $13.30 | $142.8K | 10.7K | 137 |
| KY | $13.30 | $153.8K | 11.6K | 74 |
| UT | $13.30 | $120.8K | 9.1K | 112 |
| CT | $13.30 | $67.5K | 5.1K | 51 |
| MN | $13.30 | $291.9K | 21.9K | 271 |
| HI | $13.30 | $135.2K | 10.2K | 6 |
| SC | $13.30 | $395.1K | 29.7K | 230 |
| WA | $13.30 | $666.1K | 50.1K | 178 |
| IN | $13.30 | $290.3K | 21.8K | 68 |
| MT | $13.29 | $14.9K | 1.1K | 12 |
| WY | $13.29 | $17.3K | 1.3K | 23 |
| AL | $13.28 | $1.1M | 86.6K | 248 |
| ID | $13.27 | $27.3K | 2.1K | 24 |
| AR | $13.27 | $330.9K | 24.9K | 149 |
| TN | $13.26 | $1.0M | 77.5K | 706 |
| WV | $13.26 | $36.9K | 2.8K | 22 |
| WI | $13.25 | $256.8K | 19.4K | 57 |
| MS | $13.20 | $178.2K | 13.5K | 106 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $1.9M | 144.9K | $13.34 |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $1.6M | 122.7K | $13.36 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $1.6M | 121.8K | $13.34 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $1.2M | 89.9K | $13.36 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $1.1M | 81.7K | $13.36 |
| Bioreference Health, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $944.9K | 70.8K | $13.35 |
| Wilfredo Blasini | Pathology | FL | $904.4K | 67.8K | $13.34 |
| Ryan Olson | Pathology | FL | $756.7K | 56.7K | $13.34 |
| Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $676.3K | 50.8K | $13.32 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $673.4K | 50.4K | $13.35 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | AL | $662.6K | 49.8K | $13.32 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | OH | $601.2K | 45.1K | $13.34 |
| Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $596.9K | 44.7K | $13.35 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | GA | $593.5K | 44.4K | $13.36 |
| Labone Llc | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $592.9K | 44.4K | $13.36 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $577.9K | 43.3K | $13.36 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $544.5K | 40.8K | $13.36 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $539.5K | 40.4K | $13.35 |
| Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $539.3K | 40.4K | $13.35 |
| Quest Diagnostics Llc Il | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $492.0K | 36.8K | $13.36 |
Based on the data, CPT 82728 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 26.1% 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.