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87426

Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

$178.7M in total Medicare payments across 4 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 87426 (Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) received $178.7M in total Medicare payments.

Across 4.7M services, the average Medicare payment was $37.96 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2020$21.8M550.9K—
2021$66.5M1.7M+205.2%
2022$62.1M1.6M-6.6%
2023$28.3M823.3K-54.5%

Top Providers for 87426

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Alpha Diagnostics, LlcClinical LaboratoryNC$2.0M59.2K$34.62
2Gentech Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$405.7K11.7K$34.62
3Rm Medical LlcClinical LaboratoryIL$256.4K7.4K$34.62
4Hannan Lab IncClinical LaboratoryIL$222.4K6.4K$34.62
5Mikhail PinkhasovInternal MedicineNY$189.7K5.5K$34.62
6Medarbor LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$188.2K5.4K$34.62
7David CarmiliPediatric MedicineNY$168.8K4.9K$34.62
8Confucius Plaza Medical Laboratory CorpClinical LaboratoryNJ$131.0K3.8K$34.62
9Altia LandisNurse PractitionerFL$107.4K3.1K$34.62
10Gmi Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$90.0K2.6K$34.62
11Raymond BedgoodGastroenterologyGA$56.1K1.6K$34.37
12Envision Healthcare Resources, LlcClinical LaboratoryGA$53.7K1.6K$34.62
13Ryan PickellInternal MedicineIN$45.2K1.3K$34.62
14Nobility Health, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryCA$42.1K1.2K$34.62
15Wesley ThekEmergency MedicineNJ$41.5K1.2K$34.62
16Watson Clinic LlpClinical LaboratoryFL$40.6K1.2K$34.46
17Rakesh SoniFamily PracticeMI$39.8K1.2K$34.03
18Rami GeorgiesFamily PracticeCA$36.9K1.1K$34.59
19Victor FariwaInternal MedicineNY$36.8K1.1K$34.62
20Laboratorio Clinico Borinquen, IncClinical LaboratoryPR$35.6K1.0K$34.62
21Arnett Clinic, LlcClinical LaboratoryIN$34.1K986$34.55
22Pelham Community Pharmacy, IncClinical LaboratoryMA$33.8K977$34.62
23Sarojana HanumandlaInternal MedicineNM$32.4K936$34.62
24M Holdings LlcMass Immunizer Roster BillerSC$32.3K934$34.62
25Peter ParkerAllergy/ ImmunologyCA$31.8K918$34.62

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
NY$3.4M99.8K1.4K$2.5K
NC$2.8M80.6K689$4.0K
TX$2.5M72.3K1.9K$1.3K
FL$2.1M60.5K1.3K$1.6K
NJ$1.7M48.7K833$2.0K
CA$1.5M43.3K833$1.8K
GA$1.3M39.2K798$1.7K
VA$1.1M33.5K885$1.3K
MD$1.1M30.9K709$1.5K
MS$907.4K26.5K567$1.6K
IL$870.2K25.2K359$2.4K
TN$851.9K24.9K687$1.2K
AL$672.0K19.7K426$1.6K
KY$671.8K19.8K573$1.2K
OK$629.3K18.4K455$1.4K
SC$594.5K17.3K409$1.5K
MI$584.2K17.0K377$1.5K
PA$551.0K16.0K403$1.4K
AR$464.6K13.5K342$1.4K
IN$436.3K12.7K399$1.1K
OH$406.9K11.8K455$894.33
MA$364.9K10.6K307$1.2K
LA$324.2K9.5K268$1.2K
AZ$257.4K7.5K289$890.74
NM$195.2K5.7K101$1.9K
CT$174.9K5.1K145$1.2K
WV$174.5K5.1K144$1.2K
MO$169.1K4.9K192$880.64
PR$158.7K4.6K107$1.5K
KS$139.5K4.1K164$850.56

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

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.