HCPCS 66991

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

Procedures Work RVU per service 9.23 (2024 fee schedule)

1,422
89th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$104M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
60K
81st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
31
59th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
105
55th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+15.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -1.6% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2022: $89M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $104M paid2024$104M$0$50M$100M2022: $89M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $104M paid2024$104M$0$50M$100M2022: $89M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $104M paid2024$104M$0$50M$100M2022: $89M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $104M paid2024$104M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2022–2024.

Billers

01,0002022: 1,466 providers20222023: 1,445 providers20232024: 1,422 providers20241,42201,0002022: 1,466 providers20222023: 1,445 providers20232024: 1,422 providers20241,42201,0002022: 1,466 providers20222023: 1,445 providers20232024: 1,422 providers20241,42201,0002022: 1,466 providers20222023: 1,445 providers20232024: 1,422 providers20241,422

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2022–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
20241,422$104,076,540+15%59,663311059.23
20231,445$90,515,500+2%58,770301019.23
20221,466$88,959,041not in the 2021 file58,94930989.23

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2022–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
California172$16,336,6977,27628105
Texas88$6,191,0503,5052993
Florida85$5,754,2173,3272885
Pennsylvania62$5,176,6293,04433119
New Jersey53$5,082,5152,19225101
Arizona55$3,614,7102,0673176
Massachusetts42$3,477,6031,82733128
New York50$3,431,8131,6862590
Georgia42$2,943,1821,5782874
Maryland35$2,681,6131,49434106
Washington30$2,617,6511,52734130
Missouri38$2,434,4771,63530104
Indiana29$2,377,8711,45435125
Kansas27$2,194,1121,38139103
Minnesota33$2,097,2671,3323195

Not listed: 12 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-NJ75$6,665,7272,95225
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA47$3,717,5601,75424
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD35$3,302,4791,60934
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ31$2,118,9421,26533
Kansas City, MO-KS25$2,019,3501,23937
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD23$1,830,6161,08434
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH27$1,825,98097831
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA25$1,811,57094629
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA18$1,609,62855524
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI24$1,538,66887730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX19$1,534,83478228
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA11$1,237,13147542
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA11$1,089,77854837
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN12$1,033,44072535
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN17$964,95052132

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 20 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 66991 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 12% of payment for 66991 nationally in 2024, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ophthalmology77454%$12,707,30512%28,04436

Not listed: 2 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 66991 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