HCPCS 86769

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

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

286
76th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$9.6M
88th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
233K
90th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
118
87th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
3,523
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-65.4%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -59.0% · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $50M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $9.6M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M$0$20M$40M2020: $50M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $9.6M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M$0$20M$40M2020: $50M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $9.6M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M$0$20M$40M2020: $50M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $9.6M paid20232024: $4.3M paid2024$4.3M

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

Billers

01,0002,0002020: 2,011 providers20202021: 1,481 providers20212022: 698 providers20222023: 286 providers20232024: 161 providers202416101,0002,0002020: 2,011 providers20202021: 1,481 providers20212022: 698 providers20222023: 286 providers20232024: 161 providers202416101,0002,0002020: 2,011 providers20202021: 1,481 providers20212022: 698 providers20222023: 286 providers20232024: 161 providers202416101,0002,0002020: 2,011 providers20202021: 1,481 providers20212022: 698 providers20222023: 286 providers20232024: 161 providers2024161

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
2024161$4,294,205-55%104,5771243,5550.00
2023286$9,586,898-65%232,5961183,5230.00
2022698$27,712,263-44%665,309653,5820.00
20211,481$49,817,552+0%1,184,606381,5970.00
20202,011$49,643,748first year in data1,182,78934822

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 Jersey16$2,247,64054,45910216,662
California47$2,120,93251,4991533,821
New York49$1,584,97238,4771804,568
Florida36$1,196,49829,0061434,091
Texas22$566,65913,7343561,897
North Carolina15$557,82713,5451194,017
Pennsylvania11$90,0632,18874606

Not listed: 33 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-NJ60$3,812,14792,434177
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA32$665,84316,140141
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL19$444,40010,779196
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX13$202,9794,919224

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 4 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 86769 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 83% of payment for 86769 nationally in 2023, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory15454%$7,981,51583%193,5261,257
Internal Medicine5921%$842,5318.8%20,483347
Rheumatology165.6%$332,8533.5%8,114507
Family Practice207.0%$156,8651.6%3,809190

Not listed: 14 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 86769 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

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