Medicare Part B paid $406.7 million for the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel in 2024, making it the second-largest lab expenditure of the year behind a genetic test for infectious agents. That figure comes from the data snapshot the HHS Office of Inspector General released on January 28, 2026, which also found that panel utilization did not … Continue reading 80053 CPT code reimbursement guide: billing, modifiers, and compliance