# CPT 99000: Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer to another laboratory

Medicare does not publish a national rate for CPT 99000; it is priced locally or only by commercial payers.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99000-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Laboratory and Pathology


## Related codes

- 36415: Collection of venous blood by venipuncture — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36415-cpt-fee-schedule
- 36416: Collection of capillary blood specimen — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36416-cpt-fee-schedule
- 80047: Basic metabolic panel (calcium, ionized) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/80047-cpt-fee-schedule
- 80048: Basic metabolic panel (calcium, total) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/80048-cpt-fee-schedule
- 80050: General health panel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/80050-cpt-fee-schedule
- 80051: Electrolyte panel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/80051-cpt-fee-schedule
- 80053: Comprehensive metabolic panel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/80053-cpt-fee-schedule
- 80055: Obstetric panel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/80055-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 99000 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules