HCPCS 66991

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

Procedures Work RVU per service 9.23 (2023 fee schedule)

1,445
89th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$91M
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
59K
82nd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
30
59th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
101
55th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+1.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -1.4% · 2023

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
California178$13,825,0837,12128105
Texas98$5,462,0503,5912980
Florida92$5,287,8623,5042996
Pennsylvania69$4,622,5523,22237122
New Jersey54$4,479,0162,20525107
New York54$3,556,9401,9552685
Massachusetts46$3,251,9811,97228117
Arizona56$3,184,9822,0612878
Georgia41$2,464,3851,5312981
Washington39$2,459,7981,67835113
Kansas21$1,979,5691,29947106
Ohio36$1,899,5581,78228114
Maryland29$1,877,5531,1803391
Indiana23$1,824,8361,28650117
North Carolina34$1,746,0211,3562884

Not listed: 11 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-NJ75$6,290,9213,17825
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA53$3,739,7562,07322
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD41$2,827,7121,61332
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ31$1,991,6851,30029
Kansas City, MO-KS21$1,537,6031,08241
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH28$1,522,04399428
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX26$1,478,22583428
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA20$1,295,21277331
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA15$1,220,04847724
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD19$1,173,11580037
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI19$1,105,31164629
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL12$1,101,07972331
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA13$917,19651430
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA14$892,27759227
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA11$892,04440434

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 25 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 66991 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 14% of payment for 66991 nationally in 2023, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ophthalmology79955%$12,500,91914%28,06235

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 2023.

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