HCPCS 99212

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 0.70 (2021 fee schedule)

122,768
100th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$320M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
8.3M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
32
62nd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
234
71st percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+36.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +10.5% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$200M2020: $234M paid20202021: $320M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $241M paid20232024: $216M paid2024$216M$0$200M2020: $234M paid20202021: $320M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $241M paid20232024: $216M paid2024$216M$0$200M2020: $234M paid20202021: $320M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $241M paid20232024: $216M paid2024$216M$0$200M2020: $234M paid20202021: $320M paid20212022: $279M paid20222023: $241M paid20232024: $216M paid2024$216M

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

Billers

050K100K2020: 111K providers20202021: 123K providers20212022: 110K providers20222023: 99K providers20232024: 91K providers202491K050K100K2020: 111K providers20202021: 123K providers20212022: 110K providers20222023: 99K providers20232024: 91K providers202491K050K100K2020: 111K providers20202021: 123K providers20212022: 110K providers20222023: 99K providers20232024: 91K providers202491K050K100K2020: 111K providers20202021: 123K providers20212022: 110K providers20222023: 99K providers20232024: 91K providers202491K

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
202490,889$216,133,383-10%5,819,455312120.70
202399,011$241,099,250-13%6,440,114312180.70
2022109,666$278,584,010-13%7,292,614322230.70
2021122,768$320,057,140+37%8,331,445322340.70
2020111,120$233,953,402first year in data7,752,244322410.48

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 York9,960$39,103,383847,45536310
California9,392$32,918,098773,73033291
Florida8,165$26,178,122663,39036299
Texas6,752$15,896,469432,05030227
New Jersey4,079$15,312,954342,55638292
Pennsylvania5,644$13,700,972360,99731209
Illinois4,944$12,305,696324,95632237
Ohio5,050$9,230,176273,92828174
Virginia3,713$9,023,118236,47631215
Maryland3,014$8,923,788214,63134250
North Carolina3,907$8,460,939237,05232202
Massachusetts3,175$8,138,111206,33530217
Georgia3,456$7,983,119221,79632218
Michigan3,399$7,445,203201,72331195
Arizona2,670$6,877,683187,09831254

Not listed: 9 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, AP, XX, 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ9,874$43,853,941914,92439
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,068$12,168,729273,91333
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,589$8,964,670229,18631
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2,728$8,212,354197,06132
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,901$6,826,688162,15537
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,244$6,683,215154,98632
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,224$5,455,653136,82530
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,662$4,195,390111,25530
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,568$4,192,544106,50632
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD1,521$4,074,41397,99233
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,189$4,003,02986,26234
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,748$3,972,805106,08329
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,707$3,649,51798,49729
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,402$2,917,81775,44828
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,057$2,655,03468,34831

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 2021.

Specialties billing 99212 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 14% of payment for 99212 nationally in 2021, across 68 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Dermatology8,5887.0%$46,264,82614%1,157,541135
Podiatry7,8196.4%$44,918,45214%1,075,277138
Nurse Practitioner17,63814%$29,694,5839.3%915,92152
Physician Assistant13,57111%$25,906,2718.1%750,82955
Internal Medicine9,6297.8%$23,139,3247.2%574,94960
Orthopedic Surgery7,3736.0%$19,843,6666.2%504,53968
Family Practice10,9348.9%$19,795,8646.2%515,90247
Ophthalmology3,8003.1%$11,714,4393.7%296,86178
Optometry6,6785.4%$10,540,5163.3%286,96743
Urology3,2612.7%$9,571,2303.0%239,84274
General Surgery4,3233.5%$8,534,0202.7%231,96054
Otolaryngology3,2112.6%$8,262,0272.6%208,11365
Psychiatry1,2180.99%$6,037,7751.9%164,507135
Cardiology1,7361.4%$5,196,9901.6%128,84874
Obstetrics & Gynecology2,8692.3%$3,814,2391.2%99,46335

Not listed: 9 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 99212 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