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How Much Does Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, each additional marker Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 88185 — Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, each additional marker

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Average Medicare Payment

$19.08

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$39.2M

Services (2023)

2.0M

Price Change (2014–2023)

-53.9%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$41.40$80.5M1.8M—
2015$43.80$82.6M1.8M+5.8%
2016$35.54$69.1M1.8M-18.9%
2017$28.99$55.5M1.8M-18.4%
2018$23.48$46.2M1.8M-19.0%
2019$19.35$38.8M1.9M-17.6%
2020$17.74$33.1M1.8M-8.3%
2021$18.43$37.1M1.9M+3.9%
2022$17.64$35.6M1.9M-4.3%
2023$19.08$39.2M2.0M+8.2%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DE averages $23.17 vs TN at $15.41.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
DE$23.17$13.6K5861
NY$22.94$7.1M310.3K95
MD$22.72$642.5K28.3K29
MA$22.69$37.7K1.7K2
NJ$21.92$5.8M266.7K22
CA$21.50$4.9M226.7K35
VA$20.72$2.0M97.8K59
CT$20.54$2.6M125.1K4
HI$20.39$36.4K1.8K3
RI$19.79$17.7K8962
CO$19.35$206.4K10.7K14
WA$19.33$421.1K21.8K21
MN$19.09$289.4K15.2K2
IL$19.09$566.8K29.7K20
MO$19.04$136.8K7.2K6
SD$18.82$8.2K4372
ME$18.80$37.4K2.0K1
FL$18.75$4.7M249.2K21
NV$18.64$195.5K10.5K2
WI$18.27$98.1K5.4K3
MI$18.24$104.0K5.7K8
PA$18.02$90.0K5.0K4
TX$17.89$3.5M194.2K76
NE$17.50$108.7K6.2K12
MT$17.42$5.2K2991
IN$17.26$108.1K6.3K8
KS$17.20$101.4K5.9K9
OR$17.15$63.7K3.7K4
SC$17.14$120.0K7.0K10
WV$17.11$17.4K1.0K1
IA$16.96$14.9K8772
AZ$16.94$1.0M61.4K17
OH$16.90$182.1K10.8K5
NM$16.77$48.2K2.9K1
MS$16.74$6.7K4031
OK$16.71$158.9K9.5K12
LA$16.57$9.5K5761
UT$16.40$69.4K4.2K7
ND$16.34$2.1K1301
AL$16.20$429.9K26.5K28
NC$15.93$1.1M67.8K5
GA$15.85$203.7K12.8K11
AR$15.76$295.7K18.8K16
TN$15.41$1.6M106.3K32

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Bioreference Health, LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$3.6M160.5K$22.31
Quest Diagnostics Nichols InstituteClinical LaboratoryCA$1.9M84.8K$22.14
Neogenomics Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryCA$1.8M81.2K$22.21
Med Fusion, LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$1.7M96.3K$17.83
Neogenomics Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$1.2M64.6K$18.74
Ameripath New York LlcClinical LaboratoryCT$1.1M54.7K$20.68
Siparadigm LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$943.0K42.3K$22.28
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryVA$829.8K36.6K$22.67
Precipio IncClinical LaboratoryCT$803.7K38.8K$20.72
Accupath Diagnostic Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTN$728.9K47.9K$15.22
Cairo Diagnostics,llcClinical LaboratoryNY$622.7K27.3K$22.83
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$609.5K38.5K$15.81
Esoterix Genetic Laboratories, LlcClinical LaboratoryCT$550.0K26.5K$20.76
Wilfredo BlasiniPathologyFL$500.9K26.7K$18.80
Gina ElhammadyPathologyFL$487.0K25.9K$18.80
Inform Diagnostics, IncClinical LaboratoryTX$474.2K28.0K$16.96
Northwell Health LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryNY$468.2K20.6K$22.77
Li LiPathologyFL$462.4K24.7K$18.75
Ryan OlsonPathologyFL$422.7K22.5K$18.79
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$421.9K26.5K$15.94

🤔 Is Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, each additional marker Overpriced?

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.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.