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87481

Detection test for candida species (yeast), amplified probe technique

$224.1M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 87481 (Detection test for candida species (yeast), amplified probe technique) received $224.1M in total Medicare payments.

Across 6.3M services, the average Medicare payment was $35.50 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$4.6M107.5K—
2015$5.9M147.2K+28.2%
2016$7.5M191.2K+28.4%
2017$5.8M151.2K-23.0%
2018$8.0M189.3K+37.8%
2019$16.4M431.0K+105.3%
2020$22.5M646.3K+37.1%
2021$37.0M1.1M+64.8%
2022$49.0M1.4M+32.1%
2023$67.5M2.0M+37.9%

Top Providers for 87481

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Silverpath, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryPA$6.1M176.5K$34.39
2Healthtrackrx Indiana, IncClinical LaboratoryTX$3.5M101.3K$34.34
3Cap Diagnostics LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$2.5M72.5K$34.37
4Medarbor LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$2.3M65.8K$34.39
5Yellowstone Labs, LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$1.7M48.1K$34.39
6Medical Diagnostic Laboratories,llcClinical LaboratoryNJ$1.3M38.5K$34.34
7Texas Molecular Diagnostics LaboratoryClinical LaboratoryTX$1.1M33.2K$34.39
8Gmi Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$1.1M32.3K$34.39
9Cormeum Lab Services LlcClinical LaboratoryLA$1.1M31.9K$34.39
10Riem BadrPathologyNY$1.1M31.7K$34.31
11Realtox Labs, LlcClinical LaboratoryMD$1.0M30.5K$34.39
12Star Medical Laboratory IncClinical LaboratoryCA$1.0M30.4K$34.39
13Qitek Labs Of Oklahoma LlcClinical LaboratoryOK$1.0M30.3K$34.39
14Proteus Genomics, LlcClinical LaboratoryMS$1.0M30.2K$34.39
15Freedom Pathology Partners LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$969.1K28.2K$34.36
16Texas Diagnostic Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$916.1K26.6K$34.39
17Coronado Labs LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$845.0K24.6K$34.39
18American Premier LabsClinical LaboratoryTX$802.5K23.3K$34.39
19Laboratory Of Florida LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$728.8K21.2K$34.39
20Sma Medical, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryPA$714.0K20.8K$34.36
21Cirrus Dx, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryMD$692.3K20.1K$34.39
22Rca Laboratory Services, LlcClinical LaboratoryVA$651.8K19.0K$34.39
23Advanced Pathology Solutions, PllcClinical LaboratoryAR$635.9K18.5K$34.32
24Altru Diagnostics, IncClinical LaboratoryTX$580.7K16.9K$34.39
25Patients Choice Laboratories Of Indiana, LlcClinical LaboratoryIN$567.9K25.3K$22.47

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
TX$18.6M540.5K270$68.8K
PA$10.9M317.3K19$574.2K
CA$7.0M203.6K96$72.7K
FL$5.7M167.6K79$72.8K
NJ$3.1M90.6K51$60.3K
IL$2.8M82.8K60$47.3K
MD$2.7M79.3K56$48.7K
OK$2.5M73.6K36$70.3K
MS$2.4M69.9K39$61.5K
NY$2.0M58.3K44$45.5K
LA$1.7M48.2K20$82.9K
VA$1.3M37.8K22$59.0K
CO$1.3M37.1K51$25.0K
AR$1.3M36.6K32$39.2K
IN$599.8K26.2K8$75.0K
AZ$517.8K15.1K11$47.1K
OH$432.8K12.6K6$72.1K
MI$381.0K11.1K14$27.2K
MA$283.5K8.3K31$9.1K
WA$257.4K7.5K17$15.1K
TN$247.4K7.2K10$24.7K
NC$246.5K7.2K6$41.1K
MO$194.1K6.1K9$21.6K
KS$158.7K4.6K11$14.4K
UT$138.3K4.0K2$69.2K
DE$107.3K3.1K19$5.6K
MN$100.6K2.9K8$12.6K
WI$96.9K2.8K4$24.2K
AL$84.4K2.5K14$6.0K
NM$70.9K2.1K10$7.1K

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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.