HCPCS 99232

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 1.39 (2021 fee schedule)

171,284
100th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$2.09B
100th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
36.4M
100th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
90
85th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
765
85th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
-7.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers -0.9% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$1.00B$2.00B2020: $2.26B paid20202021: $2.09B paid20212022: $1.92B paid20222023: $2.14B paid20232024: $2.04B paid2024$2.04B$0$1.00B$2.00B2020: $2.26B paid20202021: $2.09B paid20212022: $1.92B paid20222023: $2.14B paid20232024: $2.04B paid2024$2.04B$0$1.00B$2.00B2020: $2.26B paid20202021: $2.09B paid20212022: $1.92B paid20222023: $2.14B paid20232024: $2.04B paid2024$2.04B$0$1.00B$2.00B2020: $2.26B paid20202021: $2.09B paid20212022: $1.92B paid20222023: $2.14B paid20232024: $2.04B paid2024$2.04B

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

Billers

0100K2020: 173K providers20202021: 171K providers20212022: 170K providers20222023: 177K providers20232024: 176K providers2024176K0100K2020: 173K providers20202021: 171K providers20212022: 170K providers20222023: 177K providers20232024: 176K providers2024176K0100K2020: 173K providers20202021: 171K providers20212022: 170K providers20222023: 177K providers20232024: 176K providers2024176K0100K2020: 173K providers20202021: 171K providers20212022: 170K providers20222023: 177K providers20232024: 176K providers2024176K

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
2024176,156$2,035,111,446-5%33,827,454816671.59
2023177,383$2,143,391,724+12%34,797,914836841.59
2022170,254$1,916,599,982-8%34,257,415847231.39
2021171,284$2,086,298,005-8%36,440,764907651.39
2020172,753$2,261,919,758first year in data38,917,470938231.39

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
Florida12,515$213,327,6773,681,1031221,140
Texas11,333$183,226,6583,292,7461121,162
California11,205$180,821,8412,978,209871,117
New York11,369$159,701,5382,496,04590779
New Jersey5,876$109,846,8971,795,0841401,129
Pennsylvania10,619$104,611,9061,847,52682623
Illinois7,961$101,243,4201,728,540104763
Michigan6,612$86,779,7761,509,65997855
Ohio7,771$70,609,4211,290,26078589
Georgia4,771$51,751,574939,32391667
Virginia4,399$48,932,021855,42989700
Massachusetts5,034$47,667,173811,77674564
Indiana3,941$46,723,012876,065100784
North Carolina5,444$46,566,359847,93380511
Missouri4,140$45,751,170830,65194714

Not listed: 28 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, XX, 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-NJ11,811$212,167,9623,305,068114
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,083$102,466,2611,677,402119
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,319$89,565,7891,528,207111
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,253$59,245,828987,199114
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,864$57,108,905963,26395
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI3,203$56,835,171972,663136
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,011$56,000,545983,255115
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,115$50,340,071903,800117
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,996$36,581,208640,125137
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,656$33,485,086565,13970
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,442$30,203,437496,91384
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1,485$28,171,909493,266166
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV903$26,054,364458,852196
St. Louis, MO-IL2,127$25,602,040458,04494
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,447$23,694,990421,58082

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 99232 nationally

Internal Medicine accounts for 27% of payment for 99232 nationally in 2021, across 65 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Internal Medicine34,28620%$556,207,75227%9,593,843280
Hospitalist13,3747.8%$188,328,5379.0%3,262,701244
Nephrology7,4584.4%$182,731,7658.8%3,137,263421
Infectious Disease4,7942.8%$140,551,3936.7%2,377,922496
Cardiology11,6446.8%$139,889,0246.7%2,378,588204
Nurse Practitioner18,55911%$123,045,0425.9%2,534,641137
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3,0591.8%$118,282,6515.7%2,053,083671
Family Practice10,6526.2%$110,870,7965.3%1,945,705183
Pulmonary Disease5,8613.4%$88,171,3164.2%1,501,916256
Psychiatry5,8063.4%$78,461,5043.8%1,362,324235
Gastroenterology7,0454.1%$52,876,5082.5%895,164127
Neurology5,0442.9%$43,525,7412.1%744,985148
Physician Assistant8,2834.8%$41,888,8092.0%857,090103
General Surgery8,2914.8%$38,334,4741.8%661,90180
Interventional Cardiology2,7751.6%$27,500,1261.3%477,181172

Not listed: 8 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 99232 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