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86431

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 86431 is the #1,875 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $12.4M in payments across 4.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3.98. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8.00 per claim, 2.0× the median.

Total Paid

$12.4M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

4.2M

Providers

1,310

Avg Cost/Claim

$3

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 86431? Based on 1,223 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$3.98

Average

$4.95

Std Dev

$6.46

Max

$122.25

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.93
p25
$2.52
Median
$3.98
p75
$5.44
p90
$8.00
p95
$12.91
p99
$23.12

50% of providers bill between $2.52 and $5.44 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.93 and $8.00.

Top 1% bill above $23.12.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 86431 was billed by 1,310 providers across 4.2M claims, totaling $12.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 4.0M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$3.98

Providers Billing

1,223

National Spending

$12.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.24×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 86431

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$668K
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$663K
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$615K
4Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$462K
5Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$433K
6Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$399K
7Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$275K
8Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$243K
9Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$235K
10Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc

Phoenix, AZ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$207K
11Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$201K
12Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$193K
13Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.

Austin, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$156K
14Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$151K
15Laboratory Corporation Of America

San Diego, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$144K
16Quest Diagnostics Llc

Marlborough, MA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$136K
171598747651$134K
181245494517$130K
19Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$122K
201881626943$109K

Showing top 20 of 1,310 providers billing this code

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