HCPCS 84439

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2022 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

10,555
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$46M
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
5.2M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
52
76th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
719
84th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-1.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -2.3% · 2022

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 Jersey177$5,388,042605,380803,185
Florida929$5,348,108600,748761,092
California463$5,236,886588,1601033,122
Texas857$4,331,577487,16258801
North Carolina654$3,710,297417,07656437
New York920$2,779,920312,48950571
Arizona248$1,769,604198,96056938
Ohio243$1,620,046182,154421,008
Alabama399$1,543,706174,02161522
Tennessee788$1,386,649156,73150349
Georgia315$1,182,750133,06089586
Kansas139$1,112,275125,03753653
Illinois302$1,016,947114,45042796
Maryland215$886,05999,63866568
Massachusetts244$783,25587,99227359

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

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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ620$7,665,961861,27879
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA287$3,096,634347,789128
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL45$2,678,036300,83754
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ124$1,657,585186,33469
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX192$1,652,967185,90372
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL145$1,246,795139,987179
Birmingham, AL103$1,176,097132,37259
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX171$1,130,362127,03245
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA25$1,046,950117,570150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN212$1,024,258115,27342
Columbus, OH175$1,009,533113,43840
Kansas City, MO-KS71$1,005,740113,06569
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX65$851,32295,61945
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA80$834,90593,78387
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH153$696,63078,22723

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 85 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 84439 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 76% of payment for 84439 nationally in 2022, across 24 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7737.3%$34,976,45676%3,930,2465,084
Internal Medicine3,02529%$3,838,4618.4%432,235143
Family Practice2,97828%$2,757,0726.0%311,143104
Endocrinology6165.8%$1,625,9633.5%183,663298
Nurse Practitioner1,36313%$692,5951.5%78,18757
Pathology490.46%$500,1931.1%56,3771,151
Hematology-Oncology3913.7%$330,2550.72%37,25495
Physician Assistant5775.5%$273,5620.60%30,85653
Cardiology1611.5%$262,8650.57%29,574184
General Practice570.54%$78,1140.17%8,793154
Medical Oncology1101.0%$77,6750.17%8,74379
Rheumatology1121.1%$75,6510.17%8,55876
Urology170.16%$60,3580.13%6,783399
Geriatric Medicine220.21%$30,9180.07%3,472158
Gastroenterology230.22%$30,3520.07%3,476151

Not listed: 23 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 2022.

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