HCPCS 84439

Laboratory test (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

10,641
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$48M
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
5.4M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
51
73rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
669
81st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+2.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +0.3% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $46M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $46M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $46M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $46M paid20232024: $48M paid2024$48M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
202410,641$47,651,980+3%5,399,478516690.00
202310,614$46,412,062+1%5,260,037516890.00
202210,555$45,818,005-1%5,152,785527190.00
202110,807$46,504,426+8%5,165,860547300.00
202010,680$42,870,012first year in data4,791,632537380.00

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
New Jersey184$6,091,519689,587663,298
Florida854$5,656,863640,351751,045
California410$5,486,428621,0091143,538
Texas934$4,527,115513,00352731
North Carolina666$3,960,733448,54653363
New York865$2,671,592302,66153562
Arizona248$1,926,112218,230531,065
Ohio238$1,618,909183,48938581
Alabama425$1,603,459182,05664475
Tennessee900$1,378,453156,78850280
Georgia323$1,242,177140,76888534
Illinois334$1,072,830121,48641695
Kansas147$1,031,126116,73647687
Maryland219$861,46097,62645538
Virginia370$822,59193,33763538

Not listed: 7 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ570$8,361,169946,54369
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA267$3,154,483357,087139
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL46$3,049,218345,09153
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ121$1,813,873205,48648
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX215$1,746,770197,89464
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL122$1,309,771148,210219
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA16$1,227,685138,956173
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX182$1,216,654137,75951
Birmingham, AL115$1,208,616137,03057
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN232$1,062,595120,33141
Columbus, OH189$1,000,912113,40635
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX89$925,843104,81541
Kansas City, MO-KS75$902,373102,14056
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA83$884,008100,05288
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH138$692,43778,36422

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 79 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 84439 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 78% of payment for 84439 nationally in 2024, across 23 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7737.3%$37,312,78878%4,224,8325,466
Internal Medicine2,80626%$3,306,4786.9%375,258134
Family Practice3,00528%$2,736,4915.7%311,062104
Endocrinology5545.2%$1,427,2153.0%162,345293
Nurse Practitioner1,63215%$810,7391.7%92,24957
Pathology570.54%$631,4101.3%71,6811,258
Hematology-Oncology4454.2%$400,3160.84%45,442102
Physician Assistant6666.3%$292,5630.61%33,26850
Cardiology1311.2%$198,5440.42%22,500172
Medical Oncology1061.00%$82,5490.17%9,36488
Rheumatology1010.95%$76,5700.16%8,72386
Urology190.18%$68,7630.14%7,803411
General Practice590.55%$62,9350.13%7,144121
Obstetrics & Gynecology330.31%$30,8740.06%3,520107
Nephrology310.29%$30,5580.06%3,465112

Not listed: 19 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2024.

Top billers of 84439 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations