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85004

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 85004 is the #4,033 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $912K in payments across 336K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.83. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $6.53 per claim, 2.3× the median.

Total Paid

$912K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

336K

Providers

191

Avg Cost/Claim

$3

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 85004? Based on 170 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$2.83

Average

$3.23

Std Dev

$2.40

Max

$13.45

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.33
p25
$1.35
Median
$2.83
p75
$4.87
p90
$6.53
p95
$7.26
p99
$9.12

50% of providers bill between $1.35 and $4.87 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.33 and $6.53.

Top 1% bill above $9.12.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 85004 was billed by 191 providers across 336K claims, totaling $912K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 295K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$2.83

Providers Billing

170

National Spending

$912K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.14×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 85004

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$95K
21407813660$60K
31003810375$56K
41740213446$38K
5Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$36K
61639173099$35K
7Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Md

Baltimore, MD · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$32K
8Maimonides Medical Center

Brooklyn, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$32K
9Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$30K
10Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$26K
11Orchard Laboratories Corp

West Bloomfield, MI · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$25K
12University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$22K
13Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$21K
14Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$20K
151841242542$20K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America

Tampa, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$19K
17Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$19K
181487099958$18K
19Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$17K
201427133685$16K

Showing top 20 of 191 providers billing this code