HCPCS 64721

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

Procedures Work RVU per service 4.97 (2020 fee schedule)

3,048
93rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$43M
96th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
105K
85th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
25
54th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
86
53rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $52M paid20232024: $53M paid2024$53M$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $52M paid20232024: $53M paid2024$53M$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $52M paid20232024: $53M paid2024$53M$0$20M$40M2020: $43M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $52M paid20232024: $53M paid2024$53M

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

Billers

02,0002020: 3,048 providers20202021: 3,173 providers20212022: 3,170 providers20222023: 3,206 providers20232024: 3,217 providers20243,21702,0002020: 3,048 providers20202021: 3,173 providers20212022: 3,170 providers20222023: 3,206 providers20232024: 3,217 providers20243,21702,0002020: 3,048 providers20202021: 3,173 providers20212022: 3,170 providers20222023: 3,206 providers20232024: 3,217 providers20243,21702,0002020: 3,048 providers20202021: 3,173 providers20212022: 3,170 providers20222023: 3,206 providers20232024: 3,217 providers20243,217

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
20243,217$53,038,970+3%121,79528974.97
20233,206$51,580,831+6%120,99927974.97
20223,170$48,457,819+2%115,45727914.97
20213,173$47,474,379+9%113,09026884.97
20203,048$43,425,115first year in data104,54225864.97

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
Florida203$3,165,2727,5092696
California197$2,977,4276,1672175
Illinois132$2,375,1385,4103490
Pennsylvania140$2,160,9125,1932896
Texas146$1,659,4464,4312275
North Carolina110$1,585,5844,02025107
Indiana98$1,428,8933,5172680
New York108$1,427,0633,2152470
Ohio128$1,402,8653,7252268
Washington67$1,379,5313,09734113
Tennessee82$1,320,4723,24130104
Michigan107$1,284,9683,1562474
Virginia87$1,206,0932,8772588
Arizona68$1,183,8962,79226110
New Jersey78$1,163,8412,3412560

Not listed: 6 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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ115$1,664,5483,37324
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN82$1,407,9093,03230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD52$1,103,8552,37333
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ38$695,9311,66528
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA52$676,8481,40621
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH48$658,5131,72828
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV41$630,5551,32025
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI41$599,6871,40326
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA49$573,4551,29621
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN40$564,1751,35924
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX42$524,5591,31623
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI32$443,70595023
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA27$435,64493930
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC28$406,7621,01330
Pittsburgh, PA27$397,0691,02032

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 60 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 64721 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 54% of payment for 64721 nationally in 2020, across 6 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center86728%$23,507,45054%40,12846
Orthopedic Surgery1,20740%$9,950,31923%32,23127
Hand Surgery80226%$8,748,87920%28,14235
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1143.7%$814,9911.9%2,71524
General Surgery140.46%$139,6830.32%48435
Neurosurgery270.89%$133,8920.31%46517

Not listed: 7 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 2020.

Top billers of 64721 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