HCPCS 84439

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

10,614
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$46M
96th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
5.3M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
51
74th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
689
83rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+1.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +0.6% · 2023

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 Jersey168$5,576,719631,402902,560
Florida875$5,506,716623,374821,051
California435$5,300,916600,0191113,373
Texas879$4,354,051493,49952784
North Carolina668$4,165,191472,09254385
New York885$2,822,836319,72153573
Arizona251$1,797,558203,68546958
Ohio251$1,638,395185,70938582
Alabama404$1,587,157180,45565510
Georgia315$1,188,990134,74779506
Kansas145$1,069,083121,02754614
Illinois310$1,017,596115,28942777
Tennessee836$970,436110,60849305
Maryland211$863,83897,84060520
Virginia369$778,42988,36556530

Not listed: 6 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ574$7,999,974905,72380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA288$3,041,538344,253124
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL47$2,818,171318,96948
Burlington, NC12$2,789,300315,97831
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX202$1,682,032190,65164
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ116$1,679,838190,32756
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL131$1,264,630143,087182
Birmingham, AL105$1,224,648139,06367
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX174$1,179,105133,52646
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA22$1,104,720125,059172
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN222$1,026,643116,31341
Columbus, OH185$1,010,103114,46338
Kansas City, MO-KS75$940,328106,42049
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX84$861,37897,48438
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA71$829,24593,83268

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 81 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 84439 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 77% of payment for 84439 nationally in 2023, across 25 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory7967.5%$35,874,53977%4,062,4925,104
Internal Medicine2,90527%$3,568,6427.7%405,031139
Family Practice2,99628%$2,730,1095.9%310,482104
Endocrinology5865.5%$1,538,8733.3%175,172299
Nurse Practitioner1,48614%$730,1941.6%83,08156
Pathology520.49%$550,2661.2%62,4591,201
Hematology-Oncology3983.7%$354,4300.76%40,265101
Physician Assistant6225.9%$284,1790.61%32,33852
Cardiology1571.5%$226,6150.49%25,685164
Medical Oncology1071.0%$78,4210.17%8,90383
General Practice590.56%$71,6390.15%8,133138
Rheumatology1040.98%$71,5760.15%8,16779
Urology160.15%$62,6950.14%7,105444
Gastroenterology180.17%$35,9580.08%4,143230
Obstetrics & Gynecology390.37%$32,1070.07%3,67094

Not listed: 20 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 2023.

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