Clinical Medical Laboratory
Laboratories › Clinical Medical Laboratory
About this specialty
(1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.
Source: (1) Code of Federal Regulations #42, Public Health, Section 493.2. (2) ) Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois: 1994, p. 186.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| EXACT SCIENCES LABORATORIES, LLC | MADISON, WI | $306,357,783 |
| LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS | BURLINGTON, NC | $224,401,136 |
| GUARDANT HEALTH, INC. | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $209,629,239 |
| NATERA, INC. | SAN CARLOS, CA | $195,576,231 |
| LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS | RARITAN, NJ | $158,427,294 |
| TEMPUS AI, INC. | CHICAGO, IL | $147,999,686 |
| CAREDX INC. | BRISBANE, CA | $120,554,390 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED | CLIFTON, NJ | $118,167,369 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC | TAMPA, FL | $113,315,337 |
| CARIS MPI, INC. | PHOENIX, AZ | $112,478,137 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.