HCPCS 99211
Evaluation and management service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)
Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 0.18 (2021 fee schedule)
Trend
Medicare payment on the code
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.
Billers
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,851 | $15,438,322 | -22% | 962,003 | 32 | 223 | 0.18 |
| 2023 | 15,987 | $19,688,384 | -56% | 1,191,077 | 33 | 240 | 0.18 |
| 2022 | 24,179 | $45,127,410 | -23% | 2,452,735 | 34 | 338 | 0.18 |
| 2021 | 30,000 | $58,548,097 | +19% | 3,217,936 | 36 | 352 | 0.18 |
| 2020 | 32,050 | $49,016,620 | first year in data | 2,805,317 | 36 | 284 | 0.18 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2,701 | $6,871,421 | 384,176 | 49 | 516 | |
| California | 2,498 | $5,976,410 | 297,744 | 36 | 422 | |
| New York | 1,750 | $3,869,085 | 188,026 | 33 | 308 | |
| Texas | 1,837 | $2,994,030 | 170,667 | 36 | 358 | |
| Illinois | 1,246 | $2,911,709 | 152,160 | 33 | 361 | |
| Arizona | 850 | $2,886,447 | 159,462 | 41 | 633 | |
| New Jersey | 885 | $2,652,210 | 127,162 | 40 | 551 | |
| North Carolina | 1,551 | $2,479,017 | 146,608 | 40 | 283 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,181 | $2,125,607 | 122,439 | 41 | 388 | |
| Massachusetts | 856 | $2,102,801 | 109,281 | 40 | 421 | |
| Minnesota | 1,729 | $2,048,846 | 105,313 | 27 | 142 | |
| Virginia | 777 | $2,031,799 | 105,476 | 43 | 360 | |
| Washington | 1,052 | $1,651,210 | 89,724 | 42 | 272 | |
| Maryland | 656 | $1,526,265 | 78,343 | 35 | 395 | |
| Georgia | 945 | $1,455,167 | 86,165 | 34 | 370 |
Not listed: 4 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, AP, ZZ); they are in the national totals.
Not listed: 2 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 2021.
Top metro areas
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1,777 | $4,507,249 | 213,204 | 38 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 594 | $2,475,635 | 134,108 | 42 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 793 | $2,256,971 | 107,290 | 42 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1,039 | $2,007,961 | 107,269 | 33 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 538 | $1,713,687 | 85,170 | 40 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 602 | $1,689,851 | 88,498 | 42 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 498 | $1,601,295 | 79,896 | 44 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 465 | $1,439,921 | 79,530 | 45 | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 393 | $1,275,125 | 70,507 | 52 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 498 | $988,974 | 53,780 | 36 | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 622 | $936,354 | 49,526 | 41 | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 410 | $852,136 | 44,588 | 42 | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 343 | $806,606 | 46,613 | 67 | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 571 | $805,289 | 41,322 | 26 | |
| Rochester, MN | 833 | $800,632 | 38,926 | 25 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 97 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.
Specialties billing 99211 nationally
Nurse Practitioner accounts for 32% of payment for 99211 nationally in 2021, across 59 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | 6,363 | 21% | $18,803,706 | 32% | 1,011,279 | 159 |
| Family Practice | 5,733 | 19% | $10,404,296 | 18% | 576,771 | 101 |
| Internal Medicine | 4,754 | 16% | $8,643,064 | 15% | 485,114 | 102 |
| Cardiology | 1,676 | 5.6% | $3,133,888 | 5.4% | 191,373 | 114 |
| Physician Assistant | 1,897 | 6.3% | $2,405,351 | 4.1% | 137,008 | 72 |
| Emergency Medicine | 336 | 1.1% | $2,149,983 | 3.7% | 99,221 | 295 |
| Urology | 1,449 | 4.8% | $1,417,719 | 2.4% | 81,624 | 56 |
| Gastroenterology | 947 | 3.2% | $1,281,487 | 2.2% | 61,602 | 65 |
| Hematology-Oncology | 687 | 2.3% | $965,366 | 1.6% | 56,509 | 82 |
| Infectious Disease | 69 | 0.23% | $722,249 | 1.2% | 35,369 | 513 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 63 | 0.21% | $559,036 | 0.95% | 26,746 | 425 |
| Ophthalmology | 434 | 1.4% | $544,677 | 0.93% | 29,419 | 68 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 335 | 1.1% | $496,415 | 0.85% | 24,709 | 74 |
| Allergy/ Immunology | 154 | 0.51% | $382,904 | 0.65% | 19,881 | 129 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 306 | 1.0% | $380,589 | 0.65% | 22,970 | 75 |
Not listed: 20 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 2021.
Top billers of 99211 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