HCPCS 99202

Evaluation and management service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 0.93 (2022 fee schedule)

27,411
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$46M
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
949K
95th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
21
43rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
99
55th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-30.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -22.1% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M2020: $87M paid20202021: $66M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $24M paid2024$24M$0$50M2020: $87M paid20202021: $66M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $24M paid2024$24M$0$50M2020: $87M paid20202021: $66M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $24M paid2024$24M$0$50M2020: $87M paid20202021: $66M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $31M paid20232024: $24M paid2024$24M

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

Billers

020K40K2020: 42K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 17K providers202417K020K40K2020: 42K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 17K providers202417K020K40K2020: 42K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 17K providers202417K020K40K2020: 42K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 27K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 17K providers202417K

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
202417,327$24,468,864-21%554,11621890.93
202320,840$30,799,693-33%687,59221940.93
202227,411$46,059,884-30%948,98421990.93
202135,204$66,017,462-24%1,281,570231050.93
202042,337$87,124,681first year in data1,742,099251210.93

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
New York2,327$5,838,00591,54623109
California2,036$4,112,83976,56522106
Florida1,913$3,463,56470,5692195
Texas1,504$2,487,65654,29821109
New Jersey1,138$2,254,33239,1452396
Pennsylvania1,298$2,015,23842,7872295
Illinois1,213$1,875,60839,6432193
Ohio1,170$1,499,04635,9192084
Maryland815$1,428,08727,5842199
Virginia862$1,426,63729,8052099
North Carolina900$1,311,82029,8422195
Massachusetts700$1,240,90924,75922110
Georgia823$1,182,32325,7841987
Michigan777$1,176,57425,2202095
Connecticut515$989,40417,9152278

Not listed: 4 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, AP, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 1 state 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-NJ2,672$6,770,760104,65423
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN909$1,361,09227,62520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA642$1,351,16224,64122
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD677$1,142,89922,42521
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL486$1,018,45919,08021
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV609$970,76318,28319
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH456$753,08814,66821
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD429$709,85613,78620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX403$694,70114,68621
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI375$623,74812,11919
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ409$543,94312,48320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA429$539,13310,93418
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX331$505,94810,49022
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA268$504,0108,68921
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL226$447,3009,40119

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 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 99202 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 15% of payment for 99202 nationally in 2022, across 55 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Dermatology3,98715%$7,082,61115%154,35639
Podiatry2,89011%$6,755,96515%138,19448
Nurse Practitioner4,68517%$5,721,99412%127,13627
Physician Assistant4,11715%$5,601,62712%124,98130
Family Practice1,4375.2%$2,950,0116.4%52,63037
Otolaryngology1,1844.3%$1,999,6284.3%41,84035
Internal Medicine6252.3%$1,873,2394.1%33,04953
General Surgery1,3384.9%$1,816,0343.9%38,56529
Emergency Medicine6002.2%$1,705,7813.7%24,70841
Gastroenterology9363.4%$1,456,8543.2%31,29433
Orthopedic Surgery8703.2%$1,350,1452.9%28,30233
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery4551.7%$855,0561.9%17,03337
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation2210.81%$596,1261.3%11,44852
Vascular Surgery2861.0%$486,4351.1%9,31533
Ophthalmology3331.2%$466,4141.0%9,98530

Not listed: 16 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 99202 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations