Cost analysis for CPT 84443 — Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DE averages $16.46 vs VA at $16.29.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | $16.46 | $56.7K | 3.4K | 4 |
| DC | $16.46 | $28.0K | 1.7K | 14 |
| NV | $16.45 | $1.7M | 106.0K | 77 |
| KS | $16.45 | $6.2M | 377.4K | 267 |
| CA | $16.45 | $24.5M | 1.5M | 622 |
| VI | $16.45 | $62.7K | 3.8K | 6 |
| FL | $16.45 | $25.4M | 1.5M | 1.2K |
| NJ | $16.45 | $24.9M | 1.5M | 380 |
| CO | $16.45 | $1.9M | 118.0K | 204 |
| MA | $16.45 | $5.4M | 326.3K | 652 |
| NY | $16.45 | $11.9M | 721.0K | 1.5K |
| NC | $16.45 | $19.6M | 1.2M | 1.1K |
| AZ | $16.45 | $8.1M | 493.5K | 443 |
| PA | $16.45 | $3.6M | 221.2K | 188 |
| IL | $16.45 | $5.9M | 356.9K | 533 |
| NM | $16.45 | $745.4K | 45.3K | 56 |
| CT | $16.45 | $375.5K | 22.8K | 201 |
| OH | $16.44 | $8.6M | 523.8K | 455 |
| OK | $16.44 | $2.4M | 146.9K | 170 |
| RI | $16.44 | $348.6K | 21.2K | 16 |
| TX | $16.44 | $21.8M | 1.3M | 1.7K |
| MT | $16.44 | $195.8K | 11.9K | 44 |
| GA | $16.44 | $6.3M | 383.1K | 593 |
| VT | $16.44 | $29.1K | 1.8K | 45 |
| WY | $16.44 | $143.6K | 8.7K | 73 |
| NE | $16.44 | $778.1K | 47.3K | 191 |
| IN | $16.44 | $1.6M | 97.5K | 186 |
| UT | $16.43 | $750.1K | 45.6K | 303 |
| MI | $16.43 | $1.9M | 113.1K | 301 |
| LA | $16.43 | $1.6M | 94.6K | 304 |
| MD | $16.43 | $3.9M | 235.1K | 319 |
| SD | $16.43 | $336.5K | 20.5K | 134 |
| IA | $16.43 | $1.1M | 64.9K | 346 |
| KY | $16.43 | $1.4M | 83.1K | 202 |
| MO | $16.43 | $1.2M | 74.0K | 417 |
| ND | $16.43 | $459.8K | 28.0K | 58 |
| NH | $16.42 | $113.6K | 6.9K | 84 |
| ME | $16.42 | $289.9K | 17.7K | 162 |
| SC | $16.42 | $2.3M | 138.1K | 339 |
| TN | $16.42 | $5.2M | 316.9K | 1.4K |
| AL | $16.42 | $6.8M | 417.0K | 561 |
| OR | $16.42 | $1.5M | 94.2K | 336 |
| WA | $16.42 | $3.8M | 234.3K | 482 |
| HI | $16.42 | $939.2K | 57.2K | 7 |
| MN | $16.42 | $1.3M | 77.8K | 930 |
| AR | $16.41 | $1.2M | 74.9K | 360 |
| ID | $16.41 | $221.7K | 13.5K | 67 |
| PR | $16.41 | $544.8K | 33.2K | 321 |
| AK | $16.40 | $101.8K | 6.2K | 110 |
| WI | $16.40 | $2.1M | 125.5K | 333 |
| WV | $16.38 | $263.2K | 16.1K | 56 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $12.6M | 764.9K | $16.45 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $10.7M | 650.1K | $16.45 |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $8.4M | 510.0K | $16.45 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $8.1M | 493.0K | $16.46 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $5.9M | 359.4K | $16.46 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | AL | $5.0M | 301.1K | $16.44 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | OH | $4.7M | 285.9K | $16.45 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $4.4M | 267.7K | $16.46 |
| Labone Llc | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $4.0M | 243.9K | $16.46 |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $4.0M | 243.6K | $16.45 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | GA | $3.9M | 238.2K | $16.46 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $3.9M | 235.2K | $16.46 |
| Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $3.7M | 227.2K | $16.45 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $3.4M | 206.4K | $16.46 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $3.3M | 200.2K | $16.46 |
| Quest Diagnostics Llc Il | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $3.1M | 189.4K | $16.46 |
| Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $3.0M | 181.7K | $16.46 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $2.9M | 177.6K | $16.46 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $2.7M | 165.2K | $16.43 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $2.6M | 156.4K | $16.46 |
Based on the data, CPT 84443 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.