Cost analysis for CPT G0482 — Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms
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The most expensive state pays 1.1x more than the cheapest for this procedure. MT averages $194.77 vs UT at $176.96.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | $194.77 | $36.6K | 188 | 4 |
| LA | $194.77 | $270.0K | 1.4K | 12 |
| DC | $194.77 | $38.2K | 196 | 2 |
| KS | $194.74 | $22.0K | 113 | 2 |
| IL | $194.53 | $609.5K | 3.1K | 10 |
| NM | $194.50 | $453.0K | 2.3K | 12 |
| KY | $194.46 | $3.5M | 18.0K | 36 |
| ND | $194.44 | $251.0K | 1.3K | 6 |
| MD | $194.44 | $3.4M | 17.3K | 92 |
| IN | $194.41 | $949.3K | 4.9K | 19 |
| SC | $194.40 | $1.1M | 5.4K | 5 |
| MI | $194.36 | $5.5M | 28.1K | 50 |
| MS | $194.36 | $1.6M | 8.1K | 17 |
| FL | $194.26 | $6.8M | 35.1K | 214 |
| CA | $194.26 | $18.3M | 94.4K | 33 |
| NJ | $194.24 | $4.4M | 22.5K | 59 |
| NY | $194.07 | $1.7M | 8.9K | 28 |
| RI | $194.05 | $94.9K | 489 | 2 |
| DE | $193.95 | $528.1K | 2.7K | 16 |
| NV | $193.89 | $754.6K | 3.9K | 23 |
| GA | $193.83 | $2.8M | 14.6K | 77 |
| WI | $193.79 | $100.8K | 520 | 3 |
| NC | $193.76 | $4.8M | 24.6K | 118 |
| PA | $193.63 | $2.1M | 10.7K | 48 |
| TN | $193.53 | $19.2M | 99.4K | 77 |
| OK | $193.53 | $4.7M | 24.2K | 43 |
| AZ | $193.39 | $1.7M | 8.8K | 62 |
| WA | $193.39 | $2.0M | 10.3K | 57 |
| ID | $193.28 | $313.7K | 1.6K | 13 |
| CO | $193.19 | $291.9K | 1.5K | 10 |
| MA | $193.14 | $417.2K | 2.2K | 20 |
| MN | $192.96 | $526.8K | 2.7K | 28 |
| OH | $192.90 | $1.5M | 8.0K | 38 |
| AK | $192.74 | $182.1K | 945 | 10 |
| CT | $192.56 | $128.1K | 665 | 5 |
| AR | $192.54 | $3.0M | 15.5K | 64 |
| OR | $191.94 | $395.4K | 2.1K | 20 |
| TX | $191.91 | $10.9M | 56.6K | 201 |
| WV | $191.63 | $270.0K | 1.4K | 6 |
| VA | $191.34 | $969.9K | 5.1K | 12 |
| MO | $191.31 | $262.3K | 1.4K | 12 |
| HI | $189.38 | $76.3K | 403 | 3 |
| AL | $181.88 | $1.1M | 6.1K | 26 |
| UT | $176.96 | $425.1K | 2.4K | 21 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegis Sciences Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | TN | $16.7M | 86.0K | $193.91 |
| Millennium Health, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $7.6M | 39.2K | $194.07 |
| Precision Toxicology, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $5.0M | 25.6K | $194.31 |
| National Labs Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $3.5M | 17.7K | $194.66 |
| Ethos Holding Corp | Clinical Laboratory | KY | $2.5M | 12.8K | $194.72 |
| Biotech Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | MI | $1.6M | 8.2K | $194.06 |
| Tribal Diagnostics, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | OK | $1.1M | 5.7K | $193.99 |
| Luxor Scientific, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | SC | $977.5K | 5.0K | $194.37 |
| Accu Reference Medical Lab, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $891.7K | 4.6K | $194.52 |
| Phoenix Toxicology & Lab Services | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $829.7K | 4.3K | $194.77 |
| Birdrock | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $805.6K | 4.1K | $194.77 |
| Certus Laboratories, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | MS | $774.4K | 4.0K | $194.77 |
| Compass Laboratory Services Llc | Clinical Laboratory | TN | $747.2K | 3.9K | $190.90 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $736.4K | 3.8K | $191.38 |
| Radeas Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $706.2K | 3.6K | $194.77 |
| Rhb Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | MI | $671.2K | 3.4K | $194.77 |
| Kieran Slevin | Anesthesiology | NJ | $662.5K | 3.4K | $194.62 |
| Clinical Connect Laboratories, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | MI | $624.0K | 3.2K | $194.77 |
| Liberty Diagnostics | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $616.4K | 3.2K | $190.54 |
| Abhijeet Rastogi | Anesthesiology | NJ | $589.4K | 3.0K | $194.77 |
Based on the data, CPT G0482 shows a 1.1x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
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.