HCPCS 84443

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

Laboratory Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

19,722
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$228M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
13.8M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
72
81st percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
657
82nd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-0.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -2.8% · 2023

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
Florida1,212$25,384,9071,542,9661291,145
New Jersey380$24,907,6871,514,015971,347
California622$24,536,9901,491,2541155,498
Texas1,692$21,799,4481,325,96271668
North Carolina1,087$19,606,2441,192,08086505
New York1,509$11,859,552720,97688641
Ohio455$8,612,489523,78671427
Arizona443$8,116,310493,48756620
Alabama561$6,847,902417,02885634
Georgia593$6,297,852383,098129635
Kansas267$6,209,060377,35396500
Illinois533$5,870,436356,94277810
Massachusetts652$5,367,832326,29352405
Tennessee1,369$5,204,067316,90690439
Virginia613$4,468,437274,231114669

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,052$34,769,4272,113,456117
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL66$12,886,939783,03596
Burlington, NC32$12,646,242768,79889
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA387$12,612,672766,575136
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX331$9,054,382550,79081
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ235$7,611,992462,78250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN398$5,925,097360,25686
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL163$5,915,840359,725165
Birmingham, AL154$5,572,135339,06987
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX307$5,498,694334,21356
Kansas City, MO-KS124$5,277,122320,652144
Columbus, OH305$5,240,427318,61572
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA26$5,231,701317,946386
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH500$4,746,781288,47744
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA196$4,669,222283,74885

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 84 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 84443 nationally

Clinical Laboratory accounts for 78% of payment for 84443 nationally in 2023, across 28 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Clinical Laboratory1,0935.5%$178,664,28778%10,863,1949,939
Internal Medicine4,49423%$16,524,5467.3%1,006,163224
Family Practice5,91130%$14,483,9856.4%882,322149
Endocrinology6533.3%$4,042,6131.8%246,702378
Pathology720.37%$3,770,9821.7%229,4393,187
Nurse Practitioner3,40417%$3,528,4511.5%215,08363
Hematology-Oncology7663.9%$1,752,8260.77%106,688139
Physician Assistant1,5177.7%$1,441,8090.63%87,87858
Cardiology3541.8%$825,8630.36%50,232142
Medical Oncology2451.2%$409,8240.18%24,934102
Gastroenterology560.28%$358,2020.16%21,911391
Rheumatology2921.5%$324,8750.14%19,82468
General Practice970.49%$300,2750.13%18,274188
Interventional Cardiology850.43%$138,6680.06%8,44999
Geriatric Medicine350.18%$127,5980.06%7,766222

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 2023.

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