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86849

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 86849 is the #5,533 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $180K in payments across 17K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $8.39. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $35.26 per claim, 4.2× the median.

Total Paid

$180K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

17K

Providers

30

Avg Cost/Claim

$11

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 86849? Based on 26 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$8.39

Average

$14.40

Std Dev

$20.90

Max

$97.13

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.79
p25
$3.03
Median
$8.39
p75
$14.16
p90
$35.26
p95
$45.85
p99
$84.84

50% of providers bill between $3.03 and $14.16 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.79 and $35.26.

Top 1% bill above $84.84.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 86849 was billed by 30 providers across 17K claims, totaling $180K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 15K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$8.39

Providers Billing

26

National Spending

$180K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.72×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 86849

#ProviderTotal Paid
11285798918$55K
2Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$27K
3Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$18K
41144266024$14K
51619972254$11K
6A2cl Services, Llc

West Allis, WI · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$10K
7County Of Santa Clara

San Jose, CA · Case Manager/Care Coordinator

$10K
8Temple University Hospital Inc

Philadelphia, PA · General Acute Care Hospital

$9K
91417359142$7K
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$7K
111356307581$4K
12Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$3K
13Bexar County Hospital District

San Antonio, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2K
141063466282$1K
15Keck Medical Center Of Usc

Los Angeles, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$890
16Uofl Health-louisville Inc

Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital

$390
171215914585$333
18Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$269
19University Of Colorado Hospital Authority

Aurora, CO · General Acute Care Hospital

$248
201932280666$172

Showing top 20 of 30 providers billing this code

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