HCPCS 99202

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 0.93 (2023 fee schedule)

20,840
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$31M
94th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
688K
94th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
21
44th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
94
54th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-33.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -24.0% · 2023

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 York1,494$2,781,38751,1432194
California1,566$2,684,89853,79621104
Florida1,448$2,122,86847,1472098
Texas1,224$1,846,80942,30321103
Pennsylvania1,042$1,562,09434,6332197
New Jersey798$1,345,75726,0132187
Illinois916$1,240,71528,1482188
Virginia632$1,073,82423,96022111
Ohio848$1,014,62725,6512181
Massachusetts602$981,40320,49221111
Maryland574$928,90119,1822296
North Carolina702$895,86321,8522084
Michigan622$808,58418,7181979
Georgia572$726,73317,3152088
Arizona479$649,82715,66020100

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AP); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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-NJ1,660$3,227,50458,00121
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN664$861,73519,02920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD523$819,99817,02922
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA435$730,55814,11420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV416$630,47012,71920
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH393$592,80012,14920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL369$562,27711,68320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX325$465,93410,52621
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD279$431,3388,85722
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ313$413,3499,95419
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI283$381,5038,36520
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA198$369,3826,78020
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX244$334,0757,42920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA283$291,7326,73718
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC138$286,2206,50626

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 2023.

Specialties billing 99202 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 20% of payment for 99202 nationally in 2023, across 53 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Dermatology3,66818%$6,125,74020%134,58737
Podiatry2,57412%$5,579,45818%116,25045
Physician Assistant3,06015%$3,323,23211%87,82029
Nurse Practitioner2,90614%$2,925,3209.5%78,65127
Otolaryngology9704.7%$1,585,6945.1%33,35434
General Surgery1,0465.0%$1,351,3904.4%29,12628
Gastroenterology7933.8%$1,235,2174.0%26,98834
Orthopedic Surgery7213.5%$1,033,4923.4%21,70630
Family Practice7103.4%$886,3832.9%19,93428
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery3841.8%$706,6712.3%14,34137
Internal Medicine3541.7%$618,8202.0%13,41238
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation1880.90%$525,4941.7%10,08654
Ophthalmology3361.6%$465,9151.5%10,09530
Vascular Surgery2311.1%$404,2011.3%7,82134
Emergency Medicine2251.1%$371,1071.2%7,22132

Not listed: 17 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 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