P9604 is the HCPCS code for: Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated trip charge. In 2024, 329 providers billed P9604 1,082,276 times, with an estimated $12.1M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, P9604 is priced outside the physician fee schedule. There is no single national dollar rate to quote — and anyone showing you $0.00 for it is misreading the file.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $11.14 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | New Hyde Park, NY | 216,200 | $3.2M |
| 2 | Alpha Medical Laboratory LLC | Clinical Laboratory | Tulsa, OK | 103,366 | $1.1M |
| 3 | Professional Technicians Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | Bensalem, PA | 73,494 | $453K |
| 4 | Ms Diagnostic Laboratory LLC | Clinical Laboratory | Anaheim, CA | 66,562 | $1.5M |
| 5 | My Clinical Lab Inc | Clinical Laboratory | Sunrise, FL | 48,146 | $533K |
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