Cost analysis for CPT 88185 — Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, each additional marker
Average Medicare Payment
$19.08
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$39.2M
Services (2023)
2.0M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-53.9%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $41.40 | $80.5M | 1.8M | — |
| 2015 | $43.80 | $82.6M | 1.8M | +5.8% |
| 2016 | $35.54 | $69.1M | 1.8M | -18.9% |
| 2017 | $28.99 | $55.5M | 1.8M | -18.4% |
| 2018 | $23.48 | $46.2M | 1.8M | -19.0% |
| 2019 | $19.35 | $38.8M | 1.9M | -17.6% |
| 2020 | $17.74 | $33.1M | 1.8M | -8.3% |
| 2021 | $18.43 | $37.1M | 1.9M | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $17.64 | $35.6M | 1.9M | -4.3% |
| 2023 | $19.08 | $39.2M | 2.0M | +8.2% |
The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DE averages $23.17 vs TN at $15.41.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | $23.17 | $13.6K | 586 | 1 |
| NY | $22.94 | $7.1M | 310.3K | 95 |
| MD | $22.72 | $642.5K | 28.3K | 29 |
| MA | $22.69 | $37.7K | 1.7K | 2 |
| NJ | $21.92 | $5.8M | 266.7K | 22 |
| CA | $21.50 | $4.9M | 226.7K | 35 |
| VA | $20.72 | $2.0M | 97.8K | 59 |
| CT | $20.54 | $2.6M | 125.1K | 4 |
| HI | $20.39 | $36.4K | 1.8K | 3 |
| RI | $19.79 | $17.7K | 896 | 2 |
| CO | $19.35 | $206.4K | 10.7K | 14 |
| WA | $19.33 | $421.1K | 21.8K | 21 |
| MN | $19.09 | $289.4K | 15.2K | 2 |
| IL | $19.09 | $566.8K | 29.7K | 20 |
| MO | $19.04 | $136.8K | 7.2K | 6 |
| SD | $18.82 | $8.2K | 437 | 2 |
| ME | $18.80 | $37.4K | 2.0K | 1 |
| FL | $18.75 | $4.7M | 249.2K | 21 |
| NV | $18.64 | $195.5K | 10.5K | 2 |
| WI | $18.27 | $98.1K | 5.4K | 3 |
| MI | $18.24 | $104.0K | 5.7K | 8 |
| PA | $18.02 | $90.0K | 5.0K | 4 |
| TX | $17.89 | $3.5M | 194.2K | 76 |
| NE | $17.50 | $108.7K | 6.2K | 12 |
| MT | $17.42 | $5.2K | 299 | 1 |
| IN | $17.26 | $108.1K | 6.3K | 8 |
| KS | $17.20 | $101.4K | 5.9K | 9 |
| OR | $17.15 | $63.7K | 3.7K | 4 |
| SC | $17.14 | $120.0K | 7.0K | 10 |
| WV | $17.11 | $17.4K | 1.0K | 1 |
| IA | $16.96 | $14.9K | 877 | 2 |
| AZ | $16.94 | $1.0M | 61.4K | 17 |
| OH | $16.90 | $182.1K | 10.8K | 5 |
| NM | $16.77 | $48.2K | 2.9K | 1 |
| MS | $16.74 | $6.7K | 403 | 1 |
| OK | $16.71 | $158.9K | 9.5K | 12 |
| LA | $16.57 | $9.5K | 576 | 1 |
| UT | $16.40 | $69.4K | 4.2K | 7 |
| ND | $16.34 | $2.1K | 130 | 1 |
| AL | $16.20 | $429.9K | 26.5K | 28 |
| NC | $15.93 | $1.1M | 67.8K | 5 |
| GA | $15.85 | $203.7K | 12.8K | 11 |
| AR | $15.76 | $295.7K | 18.8K | 16 |
| TN | $15.41 | $1.6M | 106.3K | 32 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioreference Health, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $3.6M | 160.5K | $22.31 |
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $1.9M | 84.8K | $22.14 |
| Neogenomics Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $1.8M | 81.2K | $22.21 |
| Med Fusion, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $1.7M | 96.3K | $17.83 |
| Neogenomics Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $1.2M | 64.6K | $18.74 |
| Ameripath New York Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CT | $1.1M | 54.7K | $20.68 |
| Siparadigm Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $943.0K | 42.3K | $22.28 |
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | VA | $829.8K | 36.6K | $22.67 |
| Precipio Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CT | $803.7K | 38.8K | $20.72 |
| Accupath Diagnostic Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TN | $728.9K | 47.9K | $15.22 |
| Cairo Diagnostics,llc | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $622.7K | 27.3K | $22.83 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $609.5K | 38.5K | $15.81 |
| Esoterix Genetic Laboratories, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CT | $550.0K | 26.5K | $20.76 |
| Wilfredo Blasini | Pathology | FL | $500.9K | 26.7K | $18.80 |
| Gina Elhammady | Pathology | FL | $487.0K | 25.9K | $18.80 |
| Inform Diagnostics, Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $474.2K | 28.0K | $16.96 |
| Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $468.2K | 20.6K | $22.77 |
| Li Li | Pathology | FL | $462.4K | 24.7K | $18.75 |
| Ryan Olson | Pathology | FL | $422.7K | 22.5K | $18.79 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $421.9K | 26.5K | $15.94 |
Based on the data, CPT 88185 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 53.9% 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.