HCPCS 99232

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 1.39 (2022 fee schedule)

170,254
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$1.92B
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
34.3M
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
84
84th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
723
85th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-8.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -0.6% · 2022

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
Florida12,686$201,855,0683,568,9651131,104
California11,221$173,330,1662,917,959861,072
Texas11,294$166,510,1233,066,701991,069
New York11,361$149,622,7342,384,68985750
New Jersey5,882$101,609,4781,700,8961301,060
Pennsylvania10,546$93,453,9811,693,34377567
Illinois7,756$90,561,7291,583,08695720
Michigan6,559$77,516,1551,382,93187819
Ohio7,659$60,893,1271,140,44171520
Georgia4,792$47,403,432880,88284607
Massachusetts5,053$44,901,761784,47672556
Virginia4,341$43,565,873780,69983644
Indiana3,956$42,745,276821,57390716
Missouri4,113$41,986,699778,76991651
Tennessee3,970$40,924,995787,46793658

Not listed: 28 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, FM, 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,909$199,422,0573,174,149103
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,028$98,556,3191,651,004114
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,207$79,367,3511,386,84199
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,219$56,852,786970,014108
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,093$52,313,428940,76196
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI3,186$51,180,165897,810124
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,797$50,192,667867,59585
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,149$45,956,301846,731104
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL2,046$34,394,040616,285130
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,673$31,392,057542,91669
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,306$27,188,480456,97383
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1,531$26,605,760476,879132
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV966$26,402,225478,633190
St. Louis, MO-IL2,140$23,945,760438,11392
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,429$22,084,253402,60173

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 2022.

Specialties billing 99232 nationally

Internal Medicine accounts for 26% of payment for 99232 nationally in 2022, across 67 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Internal Medicine34,13920%$507,346,71626%8,945,985262
Hospitalist14,0928.3%$185,525,7669.7%3,283,306233
Nephrology7,4684.4%$165,000,0188.6%2,888,361387
Infectious Disease4,6852.8%$127,201,7586.6%2,195,351469
Nurse Practitioner20,00912%$124,547,0946.5%2,621,754131
Cardiology11,1526.6%$122,211,8286.4%2,121,975190
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3,0381.8%$117,228,7036.1%2,079,637685
Family Practice10,0725.9%$100,306,7005.2%1,801,075179
Pulmonary Disease5,6313.3%$76,106,8684.0%1,322,402235
Psychiatry5,4473.2%$66,167,2653.5%1,173,631215
Gastroenterology6,5853.9%$44,891,9932.3%774,784118
Physician Assistant9,2645.4%$43,161,0152.3%904,82898
Neurology4,7132.8%$36,867,3641.9%644,520137
General Surgery8,0954.8%$34,840,6211.8%614,30876
Interventional Cardiology2,7581.6%$24,988,8091.3%442,600160

Not listed: 5 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 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