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81404

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 81404 is the #1,864 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $12.6M in payments across 187K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $48.77. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $253.16 per claim, 5.2× the median.

Total Paid

$12.6M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

187K

Providers

125

Avg Cost/Claim

$67

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 81404? Based on 88 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$48.77

Average

$98.04

Std Dev

$132.80

Max

$802.24

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$5.58
p25
$17.68
Median
$48.77
p75
$133.82
p90
$253.16
p95
$303.00
p99
$658.66

50% of providers bill between $17.68 and $133.82 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $5.58 and $253.16.

Top 1% bill above $658.66.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 81404 was billed by 125 providers across 187K claims, totaling $12.6M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 149K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$48.77

Providers Billing

88

National Spending

$12.6M

Avg/Median Ratio

2.01×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 81404

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Natera Inc.

San Carlos, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.8M
21013973866$1.6M
3Genedx Llc

Gaithersburg, MD · Medical Genetics, Ph.D. Medical Genetics

$1.5M
4Invitae Corporation

San Francisco, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.4M
51790023547$1.2M
6Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.

Salt Lake City, UT · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$694K
71689971822$570K
81063892396$551K
91184045619$285K
101861568784$248K
111518415991$220K
12Crestar Labs Llc

Spring Hill, TN · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$219K
13Bioconfirm Laboratories Llc

Doraville, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$202K
14Speciality Screening Llc

Wauwatosa, WI · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$190K
151326484569$178K
161639577091$171K
171003221904$167K
18Myriad Women's Health, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$138K
191659726487$125K
201902347891$111K

Showing top 20 of 125 providers billing this code