83970
Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) blood test
Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) blood test is the #518 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $169.0M in payments across 8.4M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $10.20. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $81.92 per claim, 8.0× the median.
Total Paid
$169.0M
0.02% of all spending
Total Claims
8.4M
Providers
5,936
Avg Cost/Claim
$20
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 83970? Based on 4,244 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$10.20
Average
$26.68
Std Dev
$44.66
Max
$592.35
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $1.23 and $29.66 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.21 and $81.92.
Top 1% bill above $203.11.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 83970 (Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) blood test) was billed by 5,936 providers across 8.4M claims, totaling $169.0M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 7.4M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$10.20
Providers Billing
4,244
National Spending
$169.0M
Avg/Median Ratio
2.62×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83970
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1245720820 | $12.0M |
| 2 | 1124024922 | $6.6M |
| 3 | 1982606992 | $4.2M |
| 4 | 1255335535 | $2.8M |
| 5 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.7M |
| 6 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $2.6M |
| 7 | 1003810375 | $2.1M |
| 8 | 1396321022 | $1.9M |
| 9 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.7M |
| 10 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.6M |
| 11 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.5M |
| 12 | Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Richmond, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.5M |
| 13 | 1891873303 | $1.3M |
| 14 | Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.3M |
| 15 | Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.2M |
| 16 | 1972625499 | $1.1M |
| 17 | Northwell Health Laboratories New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.1M |
| 18 | Labone Llc Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.0M |
| 19 | Bioreference Health Llc Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $990K |
| 20 | 1396287082 | $970K |
Showing top 20 of 5,936 providers billing this code