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87811

Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)

$65.5M in total Medicare payments across 4 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 87811 (Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)) received $65.5M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.6M services, the average Medicare payment was $40.41 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2020$115.8K2.8K—
2021$10.6M257.6K+9010.8%
2022$24.4M603.6K+131.2%
2023$30.4M756.1K+24.7%

Top Providers for 87811

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Fast Lab Technologies LlcClinical LaboratoryNY$7.0M173.6K$40.55
2West Coast Medical Labs IncClinical LaboratoryCA$2.6M64.7K$40.55
3Clarity Testing ServicesClinical LaboratoryIL$764.3K18.8K$40.55
4American Labworks LlcClinical LaboratoryWA$489.6K12.1K$40.55
5Predicine, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryCA$273.0K6.7K$40.55
6Texas Medical Lab LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$250.2K6.2K$40.55
7Maurice LevyInternal MedicineCA$194.1K4.8K$40.55
8Nvira Genetics LlcClinical LaboratoryWI$176.5K4.4K$40.55
9Behdad AkbarpourInternal MedicineCA$136.2K3.4K$40.55
10Rapid Response Testing LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$134.2K3.3K$40.54
11Ylab180 IncClinical LaboratoryIL$116.4K2.9K$40.55
12West Coast Bio Lab LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$108.2K2.7K$40.55
13Besure Testing Inc.Clinical LaboratoryNC$107.5K2.7K$40.55
14Carecentrics Lab LlcClinical LaboratoryIL$100.2K2.5K$40.55
15Innovative Pharmaceutical Solutions GroupClinical LaboratoryMI$97.0K2.5K$39.21
16M Holdings LlcMass Immunizer Roster BillerSC$94.4K2.3K$40.55
17Clinomics Usa IncClinical LaboratoryCA$83.1K2.0K$40.55
18Ezra IsraelNephrologyNY$82.2K2.0K$40.49
19Michelle McmahonNurse PractitionerMD$77.3K1.9K$40.55
20Barry WeinbergPulmonary DiseaseNY$75.6K1.9K$40.55
21Oak Crest Laboratory Services, IncClinical LaboratoryIL$73.9K1.8K$40.55
22Beth WolfNurse PractitionerFL$48.7K1.2K$40.55
23Carepoint Lab, LlcClinical LaboratoryGA$48.0K1.2K$40.55
24Strategic Concepts Lab LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$46.1K1.1K$40.55
25Penny AltmanNurse PractitionerIN$45.4K1.1K$40.53

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
NY$8.8M216.1K610$14.4K
CA$4.4M108.9K420$10.4K
IL$1.8M45.0K369$4.9K
TX$1.4M34.6K824$1.7K
TN$1.2M30.3K759$1.6K
FL$1.2M28.5K606$1.9K
AL$977.4K25.2K505$1.9K
LA$860.1K21.5K504$1.7K
MD$845.4K21.0K257$3.3K
NC$805.8K20.0K440$1.8K
SC$662.5K16.5K273$2.4K
PA$643.7K16.0K516$1.2K
NJ$629.1K15.6K304$2.1K
WA$540.7K13.3K55$9.8K
GA$527.2K13.2K327$1.6K
AR$519.7K12.9K256$2.0K
OK$513.5K12.8K289$1.8K
MS$478.8K12.0K236$2.0K
IN$382.6K9.5K257$1.5K
VA$301.9K7.5K239$1.3K
OH$282.8K7.1K235$1.2K
CT$279.8K6.9K174$1.6K
AZ$278.7K7.0K259$1.1K
MI$272.2K6.8K164$1.7K
WI$227.7K5.6K29$7.9K
MO$222.9K5.7K145$1.5K
MA$180.0K4.5K123$1.5K
WV$175.1K4.6K110$1.6K
CO$162.5K4.0K152$1.1K
KY$151.9K3.9K116$1.3K

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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.