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85246

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 85246 is the #2,990 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $2.8M in payments across 226K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $15.06.

Total Paid

$2.8M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

226K

Providers

187

Avg Cost/Claim

$12

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 85246? Based on 185 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$15.06

Average

$17.49

Std Dev

$21.34

Max

$260.47

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$4.57
p25
$8.42
Median
$15.06
p75
$20.30
p90
$27.03
p95
$33.15
p99
$70.23

50% of providers bill between $8.42 and $20.30 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $4.57 and $27.03.

Top 1% bill above $70.23.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 85246 was billed by 187 providers across 226K claims, totaling $2.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 214K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$15.06

Providers Billing

185

National Spending

$2.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.16×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 85246

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$330K
2Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

$138K
3Children's Hospital Of Wisconsin, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI · Dentist, Pediatric Dentistry

$116K
4Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$107K
51447296272$94K
6Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$94K
7Egleston Children's Hospital At Emory University Inc.

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

$89K
8Children's Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · Clinic/Center

$86K
9Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$78K
10Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$67K
11Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$64K
12Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$62K
13Laboratory Corporation Of America

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$59K
141700949336$57K
15Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$57K
16Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$53K
171780620526$48K
18Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$46K
191629109137$39K
20Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$39K

Showing top 20 of 187 providers billing this code