Statistical flags indicate unusual patterns — not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Read our methodology

#1842 of 11K

84479

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 84479 is the #1,842 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $12.9M in payments across 5.0M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $4.61.

Total Paid

$12.9M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

5.0M

Providers

1K

Avg Cost/Claim

$3

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 84479? Based on 1K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$4.61

Average

$4.15

Std Dev

$3.63

Max

$56.85

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.29
p25
$1.74
Median
$4.61
p75
$5.76
p90
$6.46
p95
$7.05
p99
$13.07

50% of providers bill between $1.74 and $5.76 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.29 and $6.46.

Top 1% bill above $13.07.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 84479 was billed by 1K providers across 5.0M claims, totaling $12.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 4.7M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$4.61

Providers Billing

1K

National Spending

$12.9M

Avg/Median Ratio

0.90×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 84479

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$1.0M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$955K
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$808K
4Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$725K
5Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$641K
61144202003$520K
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$409K
8Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$310K
9Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$307K
10Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$280K
11Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$277K
12Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$244K
13Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$212K
141164402038$205K
15Labone Of Ohio Inc

Cincinnati, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$189K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America

Houston, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$185K
17Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$182K
181598934200$144K
191598747651$144K
20Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$144K

Showing top 20 of 1K providers billing this code