HCPCS 37227

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

Procedures Work RVU per service 14.25 (2023 fee schedule)

363
78th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$89M
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
11K
68th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
22
46th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
75
49th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-13.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +0.6% · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $134M paid20202021: $120M paid20212022: $102M paid20222023: $89M paid20232024: $76M paid2024$76M$0$50M$100M2020: $134M paid20202021: $120M paid20212022: $102M paid20222023: $89M paid20232024: $76M paid2024$76M$0$50M$100M2020: $134M paid20202021: $120M paid20212022: $102M paid20222023: $89M paid20232024: $76M paid2024$76M$0$50M$100M2020: $134M paid20202021: $120M paid20212022: $102M paid20222023: $89M paid20232024: $76M paid2024$76M

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

Billers

02004002020: 404 providers20202021: 387 providers20212022: 361 providers20222023: 363 providers20232024: 351 providers202435102004002020: 404 providers20202021: 387 providers20212022: 361 providers20222023: 363 providers20232024: 351 providers202435102004002020: 404 providers20202021: 387 providers20212022: 361 providers20222023: 363 providers20232024: 351 providers202435102004002020: 404 providers20202021: 387 providers20212022: 361 providers20222023: 363 providers20232024: 351 providers2024351

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
2024351$75,902,858-14%10,443208414.25
2023363$88,563,847-13%11,017227514.25
2022361$101,906,715-15%11,667228414.25
2021387$119,938,576-11%12,262228314.25
2020404$134,446,011first year in data12,734228014.25

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
Florida54$13,752,5491,7702286
California49$12,716,2821,4532468
New York28$9,209,3589812577
Maryland26$7,747,9958302263
New Jersey18$7,651,11979119129
Texas35$6,972,8548482145
Tennessee15$4,189,03155322110

Not listed: 33 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-NJ38$15,038,7601,55525
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD12$4,928,49551425
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX15$3,543,01740124
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA17$3,300,16247125
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV14$2,912,19631922

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 5 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 37227 nationally

Vascular Surgery accounts for 47% of payment for 37227 nationally in 2023, across 7 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Vascular Surgery16345%$41,958,54647%5,11031
Interventional Radiology4312%$12,628,17314%1,43133
Cardiology5114%$12,402,18214%1,59131
Interventional Cardiology3810%$5,703,2096.4%91624
Diagnostic Radiology164.4%$4,562,9705.2%50532
Ambulatory Surgical Center123.3%$2,687,9513.0%29024
General Surgery123.3%$2,238,3602.5%33228

Not listed: 10 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 37227 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