HCPCS 36903

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

Procedures Work RVU per service 6.39 (2022 fee schedule)

291
76th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$28M
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
9,273
67th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
22
45th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
80
51st percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-19.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -15.2% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $49M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $26M paid2024$26M$0$20M$40M2020: $49M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $26M paid2024$26M$0$20M$40M2020: $49M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $26M paid2024$26M$0$20M$40M2020: $49M paid20202021: $35M paid20212022: $28M paid20222023: $27M paid20232024: $26M paid2024$26M

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

Billers

02004002020: 425 providers20202021: 343 providers20212022: 291 providers20222023: 289 providers20232024: 282 providers202428202004002020: 425 providers20202021: 343 providers20212022: 291 providers20222023: 289 providers20232024: 282 providers202428202004002020: 425 providers20202021: 343 providers20212022: 291 providers20222023: 289 providers20232024: 282 providers202428202004002020: 425 providers20202021: 343 providers20212022: 291 providers20222023: 289 providers20232024: 282 providers2024282

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
2024282$25,748,428-4%8,62720846.39
2023289$26,857,626-5%8,83920836.39
2022291$28,212,271-20%9,27322806.39
2021343$35,233,207-28%10,88822836.39
2020425$48,618,590first year in data15,142231016.39

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
California33$4,476,1461,20219110
New York25$3,328,2968583360
New Jersey19$2,665,85977126104
Illinois12$2,015,26472525190
North Carolina13$1,846,99659926120
Texas26$1,804,5097022556
Florida20$1,494,8944952255
Pennsylvania11$1,255,7904383287
Virginia12$1,055,4813452361
Georgia12$610,5322382031

Not listed: 29 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ37$4,661,7241,21126
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA15$2,739,55474227
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD15$2,480,14179339
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX12$488,45629223

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 4 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 36903 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 44% of payment for 36903 nationally in 2022, across 6 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center6021%$12,521,66344%2,39540
Nephrology7927%$5,029,34818%2,22528
Interventional Radiology4716%$3,984,84214%1,84639
Vascular Surgery5519%$3,727,19113%1,36425
Diagnostic Radiology155.2%$1,584,3525.6%63242
General Surgery196.5%$576,5572.0%42422

Not listed: 6 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 2022.

Top billers of 36903 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