HCPCS 20611

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

Procedures Work RVU per service 1.10 (2024 fee schedule)

8,929
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$78M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1.0M
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
56
75th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
399
76th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+2.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +5.5% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M2020: $59M paid20202021: $72M paid20212022: $73M paid20222023: $76M paid20232024: $78M paid2024$78M$0$50M2020: $59M paid20202021: $72M paid20212022: $73M paid20222023: $76M paid20232024: $78M paid2024$78M$0$50M2020: $59M paid20202021: $72M paid20212022: $73M paid20222023: $76M paid20232024: $78M paid2024$78M$0$50M2020: $59M paid20202021: $72M paid20212022: $73M paid20222023: $76M paid20232024: $78M paid2024$78M

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

Billers

05,0002020: 7,177 providers20202021: 7,844 providers20212022: 8,228 providers20222023: 8,465 providers20232024: 8,929 providers20248,92905,0002020: 7,177 providers20202021: 7,844 providers20212022: 8,228 providers20222023: 8,465 providers20232024: 8,929 providers20248,92905,0002020: 7,177 providers20202021: 7,844 providers20212022: 8,228 providers20222023: 8,465 providers20232024: 8,929 providers20248,92905,0002020: 7,177 providers20202021: 7,844 providers20212022: 8,228 providers20222023: 8,465 providers20232024: 8,929 providers20248,929

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
20248,929$78,037,375+2%1,011,305563991.10
20238,465$76,334,200+5%961,359563951.10
20228,228$72,935,887+2%915,425543881.10
20217,844$71,843,251+22%892,949564061.10
20207,177$59,041,921first year in data782,196543781.10

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
California925$12,505,725148,76769593
New York785$10,915,484120,94072559
Florida643$6,296,49884,35459504
Illinois410$4,457,40657,80571452
Texas583$4,156,34055,64254323
New Jersey370$3,800,35242,15774348
Pennsylvania351$2,786,59936,69350373
Arizona303$2,493,90033,42959340
Virginia227$2,377,54432,59156571
Michigan318$2,166,60631,09061262
Ohio293$1,876,00927,19458280
Massachusetts188$1,837,61324,66062450
Maryland197$1,718,39620,48052419
South Carolina164$1,640,94823,32373497
Tennessee201$1,333,11220,19057339

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE); they are in the national totals.

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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ912$12,709,048137,36579
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA376$5,905,84068,31891
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN348$4,013,35151,64574
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL179$1,909,47824,58959
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ224$1,626,98122,06762
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH161$1,511,18919,66458
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD160$1,444,70217,04159
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV164$1,379,94015,33052
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA96$1,369,86314,24452
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA121$1,361,48017,24177
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI164$1,322,04018,15362
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC69$1,021,57714,63091
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX146$961,01912,35533
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX106$899,96212,07882
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX112$821,86010,66950

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 92 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 20611 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 33% of payment for 20611 nationally in 2024, across 20 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Orthopedic Surgery1,99422%$25,818,22133%315,383158
Sports Medicine1,01911%$11,394,29115%153,540151
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation1,25114%$9,294,36412%117,21294
Physician Assistant1,39716%$8,427,04711%125,48190
Family Practice7878.8%$7,222,2449.3%95,306121
Rheumatology4054.5%$4,434,9125.7%53,049131
Nurse Practitioner4264.8%$2,479,2303.2%37,86489
Internal Medicine1701.9%$1,945,5272.5%23,338137
Pain Management4595.1%$1,938,6862.5%24,12853
Anesthesiology2893.2%$1,209,7511.6%15,09552
Interventional Pain Management2402.7%$1,077,8291.4%13,22955
Emergency Medicine901.0%$763,6160.98%10,470116
Diagnostic Radiology1982.2%$423,7500.54%7,38337
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine260.29%$323,9540.42%4,023155
Hand Surgery540.60%$321,1770.41%3,95573

Not listed: 13 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 2024.

Top billers of 20611 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