Cost analysis for CPT G0444 — Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
Average Medicare Payment
$17.03
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$41.3M
Services (2023)
2.4M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-1.3%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $17.25 | $5.6M | 320.6K | — |
| 2015 | $17.49 | $9.1M | 516.0K | +1.4% |
| 2016 | $17.15 | $15.3M | 875.2K | -1.9% |
| 2017 | $17.06 | $22.8M | 1.3M | -0.5% |
| 2018 | $17.01 | $29.1M | 1.7M | -0.3% |
| 2019 | $17.25 | $34.6M | 2.0M | +1.4% |
| 2020 | $17.49 | $33.5M | 1.9M | +1.4% |
| 2021 | $17.90 | $38.0M | 2.1M | +2.3% |
| 2022 | $17.39 | $39.9M | 2.2M | -2.8% |
| 2023 | $17.03 | $41.3M | 2.4M | -2.1% |
The most expensive state pays 1.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DC averages $21.07 vs SD at $12.16.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $21.07 | $33.5K | 1.6K | 29 |
| NJ | $20.16 | $2.1M | 102.0K | 997 |
| NY | $20.07 | $2.2M | 110.7K | 1.5K |
| CA | $19.96 | $3.2M | 160.6K | 1.7K |
| AK | $19.92 | $9.5K | 478 | 11 |
| GU | $19.53 | $11.9K | 611 | 9 |
| MD | $19.33 | $1.3M | 67.4K | 548 |
| CT | $19.15 | $367.1K | 19.2K | 313 |
| HI | $18.93 | $80.8K | 4.3K | 61 |
| RI | $18.47 | $96.9K | 5.2K | 76 |
| MA | $18.39 | $1.3M | 73.1K | 891 |
| VA | $18.29 | $1.2M | 67.2K | 647 |
| IL | $18.26 | $731.9K | 40.1K | 470 |
| PR | $18.18 | $3.6K | 196 | 6 |
| DE | $18.17 | $288.6K | 15.9K | 122 |
| CO | $18.05 | $392.7K | 21.8K | 338 |
| NV | $17.95 | $305.3K | 17.0K | 182 |
| PA | $17.77 | $1.7M | 97.0K | 1.1K |
| VI | $17.69 | $4.2K | 235 | 4 |
| FL | $17.67 | $7.1M | 404.1K | 3.6K |
| ND | $17.55 | $2.9K | 166 | 3 |
| TX | $17.34 | $2.6M | 150.9K | 2.0K |
| WY | $17.17 | $16.3K | 948 | 19 |
| UT | $17.16 | $214.6K | 12.5K | 168 |
| WA | $17.10 | $267.4K | 15.6K | 296 |
| MN | $17.09 | $37.7K | 2.2K | 60 |
| VT | $17.03 | $52.2K | 3.1K | 40 |
| ME | $17.02 | $16.0K | 939 | 21 |
| MO | $16.98 | $419.6K | 24.7K | 328 |
| WI | $16.95 | $77.6K | 4.6K | 79 |
| MI | $16.86 | $1.4M | 81.4K | 1.2K |
| AZ | $16.83 | $1.4M | 84.3K | 781 |
| GA | $16.82 | $1.6M | 94.7K | 991 |
| IN | $16.74 | $593.1K | 35.4K | 452 |
| KS | $16.61 | $466.8K | 28.1K | 277 |
| NC | $16.60 | $1.6M | 95.6K | 1.2K |
| SC | $16.50 | $731.2K | 44.3K | 387 |
| OR | $16.38 | $137.3K | 8.4K | 156 |
| AL | $16.17 | $911.5K | 56.4K | 701 |
| NM | $16.16 | $143.8K | 8.9K | 114 |
| TN | $16.12 | $1.7M | 107.9K | 1.1K |
| OK | $15.94 | $243.4K | 15.3K | 227 |
| IA | $15.86 | $428.5K | 27.0K | 299 |
| LA | $15.82 | $286.0K | 18.1K | 174 |
| NE | $15.79 | $616.5K | 39.1K | 370 |
| AR | $15.75 | $454.8K | 28.9K | 293 |
| KY | $15.61 | $354.9K | 22.7K | 286 |
| ID | $15.41 | $110.8K | 7.2K | 98 |
| AE | $14.78 | $1.6K | 110 | 2 |
| OH | $14.54 | $881.9K | 60.7K | 903 |
| WV | $14.21 | $87.8K | 6.2K | 96 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Coury | Family Practice | AZ | $32.1K | 1.8K | $17.72 |
| Tollin Sullivan | Family Practice | CA | $26.4K | 1.3K | $19.64 |
| Renato Alfonso | Internal Medicine | FL | $25.5K | 1.4K | $17.79 |
| Alex Dickert | Family Practice | FL | $24.6K | 1.4K | $17.70 |
| Douglas Lakin | Internal Medicine | AZ | $21.8K | 1.2K | $17.78 |
| Babita Patel | Internal Medicine | VA | $21.3K | 1.2K | $18.09 |
| Diana Gorokhovsky | Family Practice | FL | $20.4K | 1.1K | $18.52 |
| Ajith Purush | General Practice | AZ | $20.2K | 1.1K | $17.90 |
| Gautham Reddy | Family Practice | NV | $19.9K | 1.1K | $18.31 |
| David Ziemba | Internal Medicine | NY | $19.7K | 894 | $22.08 |
| Ashley Langford Tunkle | Family Practice | FL | $19.1K | 1.0K | $18.48 |
| Ian Boykin | Internal Medicine | FL | $18.9K | 1.0K | $18.52 |
| John Kasper | Internal Medicine | NJ | $18.8K | 940 | $19.98 |
| Philip Devane | Internal Medicine | FL | $18.3K | 1.0K | $17.61 |
| Pavan Anand | Internal Medicine | FL | $18.1K | 957 | $18.95 |
| Jason Triana | Internal Medicine | FL | $17.8K | 961 | $18.50 |
| Gabriella Bonomo | Internal Medicine | FL | $17.2K | 930 | $18.52 |
| Nina Maw Maw | Family Practice | CA | $17.1K | 885 | $19.30 |
| Alberto Concepcion | Internal Medicine | FL | $16.9K | 914 | $18.46 |
| Florian Gegaj | Internal Medicine | FL | $16.8K | 928 | $18.11 |
Based on the data, CPT G0444 shows a 1.7x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 1.3% since 2014. 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.