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#214 of 11K

84443

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is the #214 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $727.4M in payments across 88.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $9.87.

Total Paid

$727.4M

0.07% of all spending

Total Claims

88.1M

Providers

9K

Avg Cost/Claim

$8

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 84443? Based on 8K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$9.87

Average

$11.65

Std Dev

$16.31

Max

$719.00

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.07
p25
$4.31
Median
$9.87
p75
$15.17
p90
$19.45
p95
$27.06
p99
$61.17

50% of providers bill between $4.31 and $15.17 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.07 and $19.45.

Top 1% bill above $61.17.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 84443 (Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)) was billed by 9K providers across 88.1M claims, totaling $727.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 82.4M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$9.87

Providers Billing

8K

National Spending

$727.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.18×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 84443

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$30.2M
2Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$26.9M
3Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$23.8M
4Quest Diagnostics Llc Il

Wood Dale, IL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$14.4M
5Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$13.0M
6Bioreference Health Llc

Elmwood Park, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$10.0M
7Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$9.7M
8Labone Llc

Lenexa, KS · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$8.3M
9State Of Alabama Department Of Public Health

Prattville, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.9M
10Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Birmingham, AL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.5M
11Laboratory Corporation Of America

Seattle, WA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.2M
12Laboratory Corporation Of America

San Diego, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.2M
13Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Miramar, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$6.1M
14Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Tucker, GA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.5M
15Bureau Of Public Health Laboratories

Jacksonville, FL · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.5M
16Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Richmond, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.3M
17Unilab Corporation

Sacramento, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.1M
18Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc

Irving, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$5.0M
191396813861$4.4M
201598747651$4.4M

Showing top 20 of 9K providers billing this code