$153.4M in total Medicare payments across 4 years
Procedure 87635 (Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen) received $153.4M in total Medicare payments.
Across 3.0M services, the average Medicare payment was $50.56 per service.
COVID-19 testing saw massive billing spikes in 2020–2022.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.1M | 416.7K | — |
| 2021 | $41.2M | 806.0K | +95.5% |
| 2022 | $44.4M | 879.8K | +7.7% |
| 2023 | $46.7M | 931.7K | +5.2% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fast Lab Technologies Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $2.3M | 45.9K | $50.28 |
| 2 | Simple Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $1.2M | 24.6K | $50.26 |
| 3 | Genentox Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $983.5K | 19.6K | $50.28 |
| 4 | Prime Lab, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $897.6K | 17.9K | $50.28 |
| 5 | Healthy Care Clinical Laboratory Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $849.7K | 16.9K | $50.28 |
| 6 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $808.8K | 16.1K | $50.28 |
| 7 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $769.3K | 15.3K | $50.16 |
| 8 | Shoreline Diagnostics Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $750.6K | 14.9K | $50.28 |
| 9 | Healthtrackrx Indiana, Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $667.6K | 13.3K | $50.17 |
| 10 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $667.3K | 13.3K | $50.20 |
| 11 | Q Answer Lab Inc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $644.5K | 12.8K | $50.28 |
| 12 | Pacgenomics | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $581.3K | 11.6K | $50.28 |
| 13 | Pasteur Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $446.1K | 8.9K | $50.28 |
| 14 | Biological Laboratory, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $442.9K | 8.8K | $50.28 |
| 15 | Med Rush Clinical Lab Inc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $434.6K | 8.6K | $50.28 |
| 16 | Cdr Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $378.5K | 7.5K | $50.28 |
| 17 | Acutis Diagnostics Inc | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $365.2K | 7.3K | $50.26 |
| 18 | Pathology Services Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $342.8K | 6.8K | $50.28 |
| 19 | Centers Lab Nj Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $274.4K | 5.5K | $50.27 |
| 20 | Avellino Lab Usa, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $272.0K | 5.4K | $50.28 |
| 21 | Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $255.9K | 5.1K | $50.18 |
| 22 | Usa Biosciences Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $240.2K | 4.8K | $50.28 |
| 23 | Unique Medi Tech, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $236.1K | 4.7K | $50.28 |
| 24 | Doctornow | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $224.5K | 4.5K | $50.28 |
| 25 | Lifescan Labs Of Illinois, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $214.3K | 4.3K | $50.28 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $12.1M | 241.7K | 938 | $12.9K |
| NY | $5.7M | 112.6K | 724 | $7.8K |
| IL | $3.8M | 75.0K | 468 | $8.1K |
| NJ | $3.8M | 75.0K | 259 | $14.5K |
| TX | $2.2M | 44.4K | 415 | $5.4K |
| NC | $1.9M | 37.9K | 587 | $3.2K |
| FL | $1.6M | 31.1K | 192 | $8.1K |
| TN | $1.4M | 27.8K | 600 | $2.3K |
| PA | $1.1M | 22.5K | 331 | $3.4K |
| SC | $1.0M | 20.5K | 394 | $2.6K |
| GA | $891.4K | 17.9K | 483 | $1.8K |
| AL | $809.3K | 16.2K | 311 | $2.6K |
| MA | $711.2K | 14.2K | 268 | $2.7K |
| MO | $670.5K | 13.4K | 232 | $2.9K |
| AZ | $646.8K | 12.9K | 53 | $12.2K |
| OH | $634.2K | 12.7K | 327 | $1.9K |
| MD | $595.5K | 11.9K | 129 | $4.6K |
| MS | $548.9K | 11.1K | 241 | $2.3K |
| LA | $521.0K | 10.4K | 215 | $2.4K |
| IN | $515.6K | 10.3K | 273 | $1.9K |
| VA | $511.9K | 10.2K | 219 | $2.3K |
| MI | $461.4K | 9.2K | 201 | $2.3K |
| CT | $416.5K | 8.3K | 255 | $1.6K |
| OK | $413.6K | 8.3K | 124 | $3.3K |
| WA | $369.2K | 7.4K | 229 | $1.6K |
| AR | $322.7K | 6.5K | 159 | $2.0K |
| KY | $320.7K | 6.5K | 155 | $2.1K |
| CO | $312.8K | 6.2K | 125 | $2.5K |
| KS | $282.3K | 5.6K | 155 | $1.8K |
| MN | $280.4K | 5.6K | 110 | $2.5K |
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.