HCPCS 99219

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 2.60 (2022 fee schedule)

9,351
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$26M
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
264K
90th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
19
38th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
74
49th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-10.4%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -9.1% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $32M paid20202021: $29M paid20212022: $26M paid2022$26M$0$20M2020: $32M paid20202021: $29M paid20212022: $26M paid2022$26M$0$20M2020: $32M paid20202021: $29M paid20212022: $26M paid2022$26M$0$20M2020: $32M paid20202021: $29M paid20212022: $26M paid2022$26M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2022.

Billers

05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 9,351 providers20229,35105,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 9,351 providers20229,35105,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 9,351 providers20229,35105,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 10K providers20212022: 9,351 providers20229,351

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2022.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
20229,351$26,276,800-10%264,05319742.60
202110,283$29,337,882-9%285,55119722.60
202011,204$32,201,490first year in data310,92720722.60

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2022.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Florida760$2,376,62323,3582090
Texas670$2,064,02821,2512094
New York520$1,574,17314,3431867
Illinois524$1,530,83615,0702075
Pennsylvania456$1,210,51412,1211962
California418$1,204,47611,3741971
Michigan439$1,165,82811,6732065
Massachusetts334$1,054,22510,2972088
Ohio420$1,053,43510,7701961
New Jersey301$1,050,4699,7742293
Indiana317$777,2488,5761967
Maryland206$773,9757,64421117
Kentucky257$769,3528,2582277
Missouri208$580,4416,1612173
Connecticut156$561,4554,8772291

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (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-NJ455$1,650,06214,60420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN366$1,077,42110,58220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD252$778,2747,40220
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH211$650,7686,28318
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI205$623,1546,01221
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX162$537,0805,55623
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL156$503,4724,63920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV129$477,7334,73522
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL143$453,0414,56620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA150$447,3704,18120
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX169$444,4694,40818
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD117$364,6953,59920
Cleveland, OH121$326,9013,23820
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ126$309,9553,15418
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN87$270,9642,88022

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 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 99219 nationally

Internal Medicine accounts for 40% of payment for 99219 nationally in 2022, across 20 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Internal Medicine3,58538%$10,522,72340%103,84329
Hospitalist2,20024%$6,429,04624%63,00229
Family Practice1,08712%$2,979,88211%30,21428
Nurse Practitioner9039.7%$2,183,2138.3%25,67928
Physician Assistant4014.3%$902,2183.4%10,27426
Emergency Medicine2662.8%$901,9423.4%8,13931
Cardiology2763.0%$712,9562.7%6,93025
Neurology930.99%$228,9030.87%2,24424
Nephrology560.60%$199,7890.76%1,97435
General Surgery941.0%$190,7740.73%1,87420
Interventional Cardiology840.90%$186,7550.71%1,82422
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology340.36%$131,2700.50%1,21236
General Practice350.37%$100,9640.38%1,00829
Infectious Disease310.33%$79,0410.30%73624
Pulmonary Disease230.25%$71,5440.27%67729

Not listed: 31 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 99219 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