HCPCS 17000

Procedure (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Procedures Work RVU per service 0.61 (2023 fee schedule)

21,879
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$215M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
6.0M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
167
90th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
897
85th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+4.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +3.4% · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M$200M2020: $176M paid20202021: $202M paid20212022: $207M paid20222023: $215M paid20232024: $220M paid2024$220M$0$100M$200M2020: $176M paid20202021: $202M paid20212022: $207M paid20222023: $215M paid20232024: $220M paid2024$220M$0$100M$200M2020: $176M paid20202021: $202M paid20212022: $207M paid20222023: $215M paid20232024: $220M paid2024$220M$0$100M$200M2020: $176M paid20202021: $202M paid20212022: $207M paid20222023: $215M paid20232024: $220M paid2024$220M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
202422,412$220,007,658+2%6,217,3471728900.61
202321,879$215,296,332+4%6,025,5201678970.61
202221,158$206,873,369+3%5,728,4001618920.61
202120,788$201,714,817+14%5,524,0851519030.61
202020,130$176,245,697first year in data4,975,2261368570.61

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Florida2,113$27,163,355785,8302291,199
California2,267$25,847,149636,667147939
Texas1,396$13,574,896389,171171951
New York1,299$11,282,859261,961118622
Pennsylvania844$7,349,629203,707144744
Virginia581$7,176,223195,1802121,120
North Carolina788$7,124,695219,448193863
Arizona583$6,871,253207,3072141,111
Massachusetts639$6,851,580167,526173810
Illinois738$6,701,357183,763169760
New Jersey599$6,367,494151,230169761
Georgia578$5,999,422181,834222925
Ohio683$5,781,959169,416165712
Maryland421$5,449,287137,2372091,037
South Carolina304$4,571,249140,7463441,294

Not listed: 3 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,269$12,756,764282,190127
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA719$7,130,981172,455134
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL520$6,632,809177,262170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD489$5,348,272137,883169
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH506$5,325,776128,661161
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN589$4,959,837131,631159
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV396$4,438,467110,499176
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ413$4,382,662130,686197
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX405$3,732,418107,019175
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA246$3,252,40969,690176
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL318$3,203,03193,486204
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA317$2,990,64787,229180
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA273$2,840,81370,681148
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD213$2,709,65969,157259
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX327$2,687,86374,010163

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 17000 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 70% of payment for 17000 nationally in 2023, across 13 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Dermatology11,21251%$149,752,80070%3,951,789352
Physician Assistant5,14924%$39,936,67319%1,302,400253
Nurse Practitioner2,30311%$16,971,6117.9%553,151240
Family Practice1,8478.4%$3,212,7971.5%78,67143
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery2981.4%$2,099,2170.98%58,131195
Internal Medicine5762.6%$1,336,9720.62%32,02956
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1270.58%$468,8310.22%12,36497
Podiatry1070.49%$401,6860.19%8,66881
Pathology270.12%$219,0880.10%5,798215
General Surgery440.20%$213,8620.10%5,165117
Otolaryngology770.35%$163,1050.08%4,13954
General Practice400.18%$151,4920.07%3,60390
Undefined Physician type110.05%$63,0870.03%1,774161

Not listed: 23 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2023.

Top billers of 17000 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations