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Metro Knoxville Hma LLC

Metro Knoxville Hma LLC was paid $28.70M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 138 billing codes. Its largest line is 99284, emergency room visit (serious) — 38% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoMETRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC
POWELL, TN 37849
33aNPI1043292899assigned 11/17/2005
28Total paid$28.70M
24GClaims526,481
24DCodes billed138
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers

Next to other General Acute Care Hospital providers in Tennessee

Rank by total paid#6 of 71
Median peer was paid$6.96M
This provider vs. median4.1×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Auditor's notes

Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.

Entity ProliferationAuthorized official LALOR, PAULA controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

$0$250K$500K$750K2018201920202021202220232024
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
YearClaimsPaid
2018128,295$6.92M
201988,142$4.28M
202075,131$3.33M
202172,540$4.33M
202257,370$3.74M
202360,476$3.49M
2024incomplete44,527$2.59M
Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

CodeServiceShareClaimsBene. recordsPaid
99284 Emergency room visit (serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity 38% 43,654 37,066 $11.01M
99283 Emergency room visit (moderate)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, moderate severity 33% 48,524 42,722 $9.55M
43239 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple 7.6% 7,363 5,617 $2.19M
99285 Emergency room visit (most serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity with immediate threat to life 6.1% 6,275 5,068 $1.75M
45380 Colonoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple 2.2% 1,845 1,410 $628K
99282 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, low to moderate severity 1.9% 4,502 4,114 $557K
11042 Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm 1.3% 4,700 1,581 $382K
96374 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; intravenous push, single or initial substance <1% 21,052 17,898 $283K
85025 Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count <1% 57,840 47,481 $165K
45378 Colonoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) <1% 437 370 $160K
96375 Therapeutic injection; each additional sequential IV push <1% 10,094 8,450 $154K
87428 <1% 3,232 2,856 $131K
126 more codes
80053 Comprehensive metabolic panel <1% 52,250 $126K
93458 <1% 284 $117K
95811 <1% 779 $114K
45385 Colonoscopy, flexible; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) <1% 349 $102K
62323 <1% 603 $99K
U0004 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r <1% 1,901 $94K
95810 Polysomnography; sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters <1% 548 $94K
G0378 Hospital observation service, per hour <1% 875 $91K
G0463 Hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient <1% 6,085 $79K
84484 <1% 10,862 $71K
36415 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture <1% 58,192 $51K
96361 Intravenous infusion, hydration; each additional hour <1% 8,382 $49K
J2405 Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg <1% 6,961 $47K
59025 Fetal non-stress test <1% 965 $46K
99281 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, self-limited or minor <1% 435 $40K
93005 Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report <1% 13,195 $35K
80307 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; immunoassay <1% 2,336 $35K
71045 Radiologic examination, chest; single view <1% 12,803 $31K
43248 <1% 99 $28K
74177 Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material <1% 565 $28K
96372 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular <1% 6,462 $27K
C9803 Hospital outpatient clinic visit specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), any specimen source <1% 2,933 $27K
83690 <1% 9,424 $27K
87426 Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) <1% 1,128 $25K
76700 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete <1% 585 $21K
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity <1% 2,437 $21K
70450 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material <1% 846 $19K
81025 <1% 10,096 $19K
87635 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), amplified probe <1% 631 $17K
74176 Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material <1% 684 $16K
87804 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type <1% 5,437 $14K
87880 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A <1% 3,526 $12K
77067 Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection <1% 353 $12K
81001 <1% 19,108 $11K
80061 Lipid panel <1% 3,009 $10K
87081 <1% 2,875 $7K
84443 Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) <1% 1,801 $6K
71046 Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views <1% 1,633 $6K
76770 <1% 163 $5K
45384 <1% 16 $5K
74018 <1% 358 $5K
93306 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation, with and without Doppler, complete <1% 44 $5K
99213 Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) <1% 319 $4K
87086 Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine <1% 1,086 $4K
84702 <1% 374 $4K
80048 Basic metabolic panel (calcium, ionized) <1% 2,679 $3K
96365 Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; initial, up to 1 hour <1% 202 $3K
83735 <1% 1,152 $3K
0002A <1% 97 $2K
83036 Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) <1% 1,906 $2K
82306 Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed <1% 183 $2K
64493 <1% 15 $2K
85610 <1% 1,732 $2K
74178 <1% 17 $1K
76830 Ultrasound, transvaginal <1% 24 $1K
85730 <1% 873 $1K
95806 <1% 14 $1K
0001A <1% 38 $1K
J2930 Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg <1% 512 $952.40
87651 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Streptococcus, group A, amplified probe <1% 65 $868.82
83970 <1% 32 $788.03
U0003 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r <1% 25 $600.00
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc <1% 4,833 $568.41
81003 <1% 1,374 $525.45
83880 <1% 131 $417.32
85027 <1% 756 $399.30
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg <1% 1,107 $377.77
96360 Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour <1% 26 $364.56
83605 <1% 93 $358.70
82657 <1% 698 $314.88
11045 <1% 25 $307.53
82248 <1% 369 $292.42
82550 <1% 143 $277.76
82077 <1% 58 $272.95
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg <1% 2,034 $231.55
88305 Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination <1% 5,702 $199.64
94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction <1% 149 $194.60
84460 <1% 265 $161.28
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg <1% 215 $153.06
84144 <1% 17 $151.96
84450 <1% 173 $135.36
94760 <1% 252 $134.54
82728 <1% 29 $118.72
82962 <1% 3,082 $107.59
83516 <1% 48 $106.93
77063 Screening digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral <1% 12 $103.68
J1170 Injection, hydromorphone, up to 4 mg <1% 277 $97.62
84100 <1% 104 $96.12
88342 <1% 1,958 $90.40
J2704 Injection, propofol, 10 mg <1% 14,127 $80.49
83540 <1% 41 $77.44
83550 <1% 29 $76.32
86140 <1% 47 $75.58
87070 <1% 232 $75.00
96376 <1% 53 $71.22
86850 <1% 13 $70.37
J1644 Injection, heparin sodium, per 1000 units <1% 468 $64.20
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg <1% 8,160 $61.59
81000 <1% 28 $53.35
84481 <1% 14 $46.15
80305 <1% 16 $40.41
J2270 Injection, morphine sulfate, up to 10 mg <1% 78 $39.73
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg <1% 1,040 $32.63
J2765 Injection, metoclopramide hcl, up to 10 mg <1% 24 $29.84
82043 <1% 40 $25.20
84439 <1% 14 $24.55
82570 <1% 21 $16.92
80076 <1% 14 $4.45
91300 <1% 95 $0.06
C1769 Guide wire 0% 398 $0.00
J2001 Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg 0% 260 $0.00
99153 Mod sedat endo service >5yrs 0% 86 $0.00
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg 0% 113 $0.00
J0690 Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg 0% 47 $0.00
C1889 Implantable/insertable device, not otherwise classified 0% 34 $0.00
80320 0% 14 $0.00
C1894 Introducer/sheath, other than guiding, other than intracardiac electrophysiological, non-laser 0% 669 $0.00
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml 0% 2,659 $0.00
99152 0% 562 $0.00
88313 0% 107 $0.00
87329 0% 24 $0.00
C1887 Catheter, guiding (may include infusion/perfusion capability) 0% 49 $0.00
87324 0% 24 $0.00
87328 0% 24 $0.00
J1650 Injection, enoxaparin sodium, 10 mg 0% 22 $0.00
83630 0% 24 $0.00

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.

From NPPES

Who's on the registration

Authorized officialLALOR, PAULA (DIRECTOR/DELEGATED OFFICIAL)
Same official

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