# CPT 85060: Blood smear, peripheral, interpretation by physician

Medicare CPT 85060 pays $19.04 in a non-facility setting and $19.04 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $18.20 in Arkansas to $26.33 in Alaska, a 45% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85060-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Laboratory and Pathology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $19.04 |
| National facility | $19.04 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $26.33 | $26.33 |
| District of Columbia | $20.56 | $20.56 |
| New York | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| New Jersey | $20.32 | $20.32 |
| California | $19.93 | $19.93 |
| Washington | $19.88 | $19.88 |
| Massachusetts | $19.81 | $19.81 |
| Connecticut | $19.76 | $19.76 |
| Florida | $19.68 | $19.68 |
| Illinois | $19.57 | $19.57 |
| Maryland | $19.44 | $19.44 |
| Rhode Island | $19.37 | $19.37 |
| Colorado | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Hawaii | $19.26 | $19.26 |
| Oregon | $19.17 | $19.17 |
| Pennsylvania | $19.14 | $19.14 |
| New Hampshire | $19.11 | $19.11 |
| Michigan | $19.09 | $19.09 |
| Puerto Rico | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Virgin Islands | $19.07 | $19.07 |
| Montana | $19.04 | $19.04 |
| Georgia | $19.02 | $19.02 |
| Texas | $19.01 | $19.01 |
| Delaware | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| Nevada | $18.93 | $18.93 |
| New Mexico | $18.87 | $18.87 |
| Wyoming | $18.86 | $18.86 |
| West Virginia | $18.85 | $18.85 |
| Arizona | $18.83 | $18.83 |
| Virginia | $18.78 | $18.78 |
| Louisiana | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| Utah | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| Missouri | $18.72 | $18.72 |
| Ohio | $18.72 | $18.72 |
| Minnesota | $18.67 | $18.67 |
| Vermont | $18.67 | $18.67 |
| South Carolina | $18.66 | $18.66 |
| North Dakota | $18.64 | $18.64 |
| Maine | $18.63 | $18.63 |
| South Dakota | $18.59 | $18.59 |
| Kentucky | $18.57 | $18.57 |
| North Carolina | $18.55 | $18.55 |
| Oklahoma | $18.50 | $18.50 |
| Indiana | $18.43 | $18.43 |
| Wisconsin | $18.42 | $18.42 |
| Idaho | $18.39 | $18.39 |
| Tennessee | $18.39 | $18.39 |
| Kansas | $18.35 | $18.35 |
| Mississippi | $18.35 | $18.35 |
| Nebraska | $18.34 | $18.34 |
| Iowa | $18.32 | $18.32 |
| Alabama | $18.29 | $18.29 |
| Arkansas | $18.20 | $18.20 |

## Related codes

- 85002: Bleeding time — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85002-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85004: Blood count, automated differential WBC — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85004-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85007: Blood count, blood smear, microscopic examination with manual differential — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85007-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85008: Blood count, blood smear, microscopic examination without manual differential — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85008-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85009: Blood count, manual differential WBC count — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85009-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85013: Blood count, spun microhematocrit — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85013-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85014: Blood count, hematocrit (Hct) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85014-cpt-fee-schedule
- 85018: Blood count, hemoglobin (Hgb) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/85018-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 85060 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules