HCPCS 84443

Laboratory test (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

19,436
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$228M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
13.8M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
70
79th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
629
81st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+0.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -1.5% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M$200M2020: $223M paid20202021: $236M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $228M paid20232024: $228M paid2024$228M$0$100M$200M2020: $223M paid20202021: $236M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $228M paid20232024: $228M paid2024$228M$0$100M$200M2020: $223M paid20202021: $236M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $228M paid20232024: $228M paid2024$228M$0$100M$200M2020: $223M paid20202021: $236M paid20212022: $229M paid20222023: $228M paid20232024: $228M paid2024$228M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
202419,436$227,681,029+0%13,847,047706290.00
202319,722$227,645,511-0%13,846,797726570.00
202220,286$228,779,695-3%13,805,579726580.00
202120,795$236,471,864+6%14,091,746766760.00
202020,690$223,199,508first year in data13,381,141766780.00

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
New Jersey383$27,065,3131,645,017681,307
Florida1,166$25,269,9861,536,1771321,178
California564$24,283,5821,475,8201035,523
Texas1,811$21,770,9271,323,87566633
North Carolina1,102$17,712,2371,076,62083472
New York1,441$10,878,102661,32681589
Arizona431$8,604,860523,12053677
Ohio426$8,334,708506,88275577
Tennessee1,462$7,348,687447,38390419
Alabama578$6,738,529410,10483592
Georgia589$6,311,639383,953122668
Kansas255$5,976,735363,19998502
Illinois557$5,965,537362,65677812
Massachusetts629$5,235,707318,23050331
Virginia607$4,485,958274,503111676

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 4 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,017$36,046,3492,190,90290
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL64$13,234,186804,16099
Burlington, NC34$13,087,919795,34287
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA347$12,443,940756,332135
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX413$8,959,649544,72764
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ228$8,095,891492,16247
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN417$5,911,692359,34082
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL156$5,854,780356,200189
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA22$5,703,425346,616485
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX320$5,598,096340,20060
Birmingham, AL164$5,408,731328,93373
Columbus, OH296$5,072,994308,42677
Kansas City, MO-KS113$5,043,902306,466146
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH512$4,797,897291,58745
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA193$4,696,391285,42890

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 83 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 84443 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 79% of payment for 84443 nationally in 2024, across 30 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory1,0315.3%$180,567,57179%10,977,73510,648
Internal Medicine4,28822%$15,009,3566.6%913,619213
Family Practice5,74830%$14,206,7036.2%865,364151
Pathology860.44%$4,148,8951.8%252,5822,937
Nurse Practitioner3,65019%$3,782,2951.7%230,44663
Endocrinology6083.1%$3,591,7161.6%219,136360
Hematology-Oncology7874.0%$1,753,7200.77%106,724136
Physician Assistant1,5588.0%$1,486,0970.65%90,50858
Cardiology3101.6%$739,4790.32%44,982145
Medical Oncology2461.3%$409,3970.18%24,902101
General Practice920.47%$306,9530.13%18,682203
Rheumatology2631.4%$303,8730.13%18,52370
Gastroenterology490.25%$189,8640.08%11,594237
Interventional Cardiology840.43%$136,7780.06%8,33199
Urology260.13%$134,9830.06%8,226316

Not listed: 26 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2024.

Top billers of 84443 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations