HCPCS 84443

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2022 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

20,286
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$229M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
13.8M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
72
82nd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
658
84th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -2.4% · 2022

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
Florida1,404$25,241,3831,521,6261181,148
New Jersey360$24,453,2261,474,8301041,593
California644$24,113,9161,453,9721313,925
Texas1,664$22,287,5381,345,08378690
North Carolina1,057$17,395,3061,049,30390565
New York1,590$11,743,709708,78378636
Ohio474$8,800,399531,00466386
Arizona424$8,094,845488,36265735
Tennessee1,310$7,699,721465,13993457
Alabama575$6,858,797414,28884641
Kansas272$6,696,639403,94289480
Georgia583$6,339,942382,771135632
Illinois519$5,945,320358,86776928
Massachusetts679$5,460,346329,35455390
Virginia593$4,272,301258,039115715

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,087$33,864,6662,042,747117
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA382$12,787,854771,071145
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL103$12,630,777761,34878
Burlington, NC31$12,617,128760,84992
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX308$9,173,767553,758119
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ231$7,578,838457,12257
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN375$6,039,142364,55780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL185$5,988,298360,966207
Kansas City, MO-KS135$5,777,614348,462145
Birmingham, AL155$5,541,328334,40782
Columbus, OH296$5,489,917331,12774
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX296$5,427,760327,26560
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA32$5,039,936303,874280
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH522$4,848,149292,36245
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA196$4,754,208286,66897

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 88 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 84443 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 78% of payment for 84443 nationally in 2022, across 28 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory1,0775.3%$178,055,60478%10,739,1919,971
Internal Medicine4,78624%$17,767,4537.8%1,073,656224
Family Practice6,16630%$14,953,8986.5%904,031147
Endocrinology6983.4%$4,298,6021.9%260,266373
Nurse Practitioner3,26816%$3,421,1091.5%206,97263
Pathology590.29%$3,270,2421.4%197,6833,351
Hematology-Oncology8924.4%$2,012,7360.88%121,437136
Physician Assistant1,4397.1%$1,398,3220.61%84,55959
Cardiology3791.9%$961,9410.42%58,070153
Medical Oncology2761.4%$468,5640.20%28,264102
Rheumatology3101.5%$343,4330.15%20,78767
General Practice1010.50%$331,3020.14%20,066199
Gastroenterology600.30%$289,4200.13%17,606293
Interventional Cardiology850.42%$149,0990.07%9,007106
Geriatric Medicine400.20%$134,3470.06%8,105203

Not listed: 30 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 2022.

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