Blood Test · 85009
Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation
What Medicare pays for 85009, what providers bill, and how the price varies across 2 states, drawn from CMS 2023 claims data.
- $4.97
- Medicare pays
- $19.54
- Providers bill
- 3.9×
- Markup
- #7,392 of 9,297
- Volume rank
The verdict
Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation posts modest national service volume.
- 21st pct.
- national service volume
- $4.97
- Medicare pays, national avg
Volume percentile ranks this code's national service volume against every tracked procedure; markup percentile ranks its billed-to-Medicare ratio the same way. The same two figures drive both the verdict sentence and the chips above.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the 2023 Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset records payments for 9,297 procedure codes billed across 5,426 hospitals in 56 states and territories; see our methodology for how each figure is sourced and computed.
Jurisdiction coverage for this code
56states and territories in the CMS extract
Price Range Across States
What You Might Pay
Estimated using RAND 2024 commercial-to-Medicare ratios. Actual prices vary by insurer, plan, and facility.
How we estimate these prices
These estimates are based on the RAND Hospital Price Transparency Study (4th Edition, 2024). We map each PlainProcedure category onto a RAND CPT-section bucket (Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, Medicine, Anesthesia, Evaluation and Management) or fall back to the national average when no bucket matches. For Blood Test, the applied ratio is 1.85x Medicare (RAND 2024 Pathology and Laboratory bucket (1.85x) + CMS Medicare baseline). Cash/self-pay estimates blend typical cash discounts (55% of billed charges) with Medicare-based estimates (150% of allowed amounts). These are statistical estimates, not quotes. Contact your insurer or provider for actual costs.
What the billed charge breaks down into
$19.54
What the Data Says About Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation
Across 2 states with reporting providers, CPT code 85009 (Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation) shows a national average Medicare payment of $4.97 against an average billed charge of $19.54. That gap, a 3.9x markup, or 293% above the Medicare allowed amount, is not a meaningful ratio for this low-payment code, so treat the billed figure as a chargemaster reference point rather than a real-world price.
Blood Test procedures like this one saw 120 services billed to Medicare in 2023 by 15 distinct providers, serving 66 unique beneficiaries. State-level variation is significant: New York reports the lowest average payment at $4.97, while Illinois reports the highest at $4.97. At just 0%, this procedure prices remarkably consistently nationwide, GPCI adjustments barely move the needle for this particular code. Applying the RAND 2024 commercial-to-Medicare ratio for this category (1.85x Medicare; RAND 2024 Pathology and Laboratory bucket (1.85x) + CMS Medicare baseline), the estimated commercial insurance price lands near $9.19, with self-pay cash discounts commonly bringing the figure closer to $9.10. Within Blood Test, Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation ranks #110 of 145 tracked procedures by national average Medicare payment.
Where this sits in the registry
Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation (85009) is a CMS 2023 Part B code. These pages keep the volume map and the markup map separate.
- National volume versus markup on the statistics page, the same two maps as this capsule. Statistics
- Other Blood Test codes, ranked by Medicare payment inside the category. Category
- How volume rank and markup rank are computed. Methodology
- The full procedures listing in volume order. Procedures
Figures here are CMS averages, not a quote for any patient, plan, or visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation rank among Medicare procedures?
According to CMS Medicare Part B claims, Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation (CPT 85009) ranks #7,392 of 9,297 procedures by national service volume, the same sort as the procedures listing, and #110 of 145 within Blood Test by national average Medicare payment. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
How much does Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation cost?
Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation (CPT 85009) is priced fairly consistently nationwide: Medicare pays $4.97 on average, and the $4.97-$4.97 state range stays relatively tight. Providers typically bill $19.54.
Why do providers charge more than Medicare pays?
Providers set their own chargemaster rates (billed charges), which are typically much higher than what any insurer pays. Medicare pays a fixed rate based on the procedure code and geographic location. The billed charge is relevant mainly for uninsured patients, who may face prices closer to the submitted charge.
How much does Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation cost with insurance?
With commercial insurance, manual white blood cell count and evaluation costs an estimated $9.19 on average (range: $6.44-$12.87), a moderate premium over Medicare's $4.97. Without insurance, the estimated cash price is $9.10.
Which state has the lowest cost for Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation?
New York and Illinois bookend the range for Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation, at $4.97 and $4.97 respectively - a relatively tight $0.00 spread nationwide.
How many providers perform Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation?
Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation is comparatively uncommon: only 15 providers nationally billed Medicare for it in 2023, serving 66 beneficiaries via 120 total services.
What is the billed-to-Medicare markup for Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation?
Providers bill 3.9x what Medicare pays for Manual White Blood Cell Count And Evaluation - a markup within the typical range at 293% above the Medicare rate.
Nationwide similar CPT codes
Data-derived peers across the CMS Physician & Other Practitioners extract: nearest national service volume and nearest average Medicare payment. Not clinical substitutes: claim-mass and payment neighborhoods only.
Closest national service volume
Nearest codes with ≥100 services (120 here).
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Data from CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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