HCPCS 84439

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2021 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

10,807
97th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$47M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
5.2M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
54
76th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
730
85th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+8.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +1.2% · 2021

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
Florida933$5,365,078595,625831,092
California458$5,292,604587,1871173,239
New Jersey209$5,004,443555,247571,819
Texas880$4,298,519477,63253805
North Carolina629$3,717,790412,67157478
New York908$3,143,664348,98669695
Arizona218$1,784,684198,179681,023
Ohio251$1,680,133186,50640651
Alabama430$1,544,312171,95462521
Tennessee757$1,451,711161,99354362
Georgia343$1,206,860134,08977623
Pennsylvania140$1,049,259116,443623,784
Illinois323$1,041,190115,67942687
Kansas149$1,031,996114,58859520
Maryland246$874,49797,17663523

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 5 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ662$7,701,493854,41885
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA298$3,093,629343,240140
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL51$2,601,562288,82750
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ97$1,672,719185,725127
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX199$1,593,319176,96863
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL141$1,221,649135,567208
Birmingham, AL97$1,144,850127,24059
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX171$1,117,666124,07743
Columbus, OH171$1,076,053119,41437
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN222$1,040,636115,58842
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA22$1,026,262113,845216
Kansas City, MO-KS73$920,929102,23867
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX71$851,11894,46533
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA100$841,53593,34059
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH169$728,25480,76922

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 87 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing 84439 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 75% of payment for 84439 nationally in 2021, across 24 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7737.2%$34,941,46575%3,878,0095,017
Internal Medicine3,17529%$4,211,0029.1%468,424148
Family Practice3,12029%$2,936,1506.3%327,261105
Endocrinology6365.9%$1,752,8843.8%195,595308
Nurse Practitioner1,28512%$665,2101.4%74,17058
Pathology410.38%$515,8741.1%57,4121,400
Hematology-Oncology3993.7%$333,4530.72%37,09993
Cardiology1781.6%$297,7860.64%33,109186
Physician Assistant5385.0%$258,0770.55%28,75353
General Practice650.60%$87,8470.19%9,778150
Rheumatology1221.1%$77,6270.17%8,67471
Medical Oncology1141.1%$77,1650.17%8,57475
Urology170.16%$62,7510.13%6,963410
Gastroenterology270.25%$33,3720.07%3,763139
Geriatric Medicine240.22%$30,7770.07%3,416142

Not listed: 21 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 2021.

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