HCPCS 99238

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 1.50 (2024 fee schedule)

32,198
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$83M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1.3M
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
24
49th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
132
60th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-11.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -9.8% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $99M paid20202021: $85M paid20212022: $75M paid20222023: $93M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M$0$50M$100M2020: $99M paid20202021: $85M paid20212022: $75M paid20222023: $93M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M$0$50M$100M2020: $99M paid20202021: $85M paid20212022: $75M paid20222023: $93M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M$0$50M$100M2020: $99M paid20202021: $85M paid20212022: $75M paid20222023: $93M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M

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

Billers

020K40K2020: 39K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 33K providers20222023: 36K providers20232024: 32K providers202432K020K40K2020: 39K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 33K providers20222023: 36K providers20232024: 32K providers202432K020K40K2020: 39K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 33K providers20222023: 36K providers20232024: 32K providers202432K020K40K2020: 39K providers20202021: 35K providers20212022: 33K providers20222023: 36K providers20232024: 32K providers202432K

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
202432,198$82,599,704-12%1,349,023241321.50
202335,692$93,498,335+25%1,504,932251301.50
202232,622$74,867,769-12%1,336,273251231.28
202135,222$85,353,437-14%1,497,410261281.28
202038,786$99,171,677first year in data1,710,522261361.28

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
Florida2,407$8,606,412137,77831179
California2,183$6,800,424104,73124157
New York2,193$6,521,26696,72426138
Texas2,098$6,022,35099,68026156
Pennsylvania1,867$4,232,95969,46423121
Illinois1,498$4,050,05464,07026136
Michigan1,270$3,104,44149,84324113
New Jersey899$2,673,37541,05427149
Ohio1,083$2,428,49941,23124112
Massachusetts1,065$2,279,01535,97021112
Tennessee873$2,068,19735,86323130
Georgia790$1,951,24132,56523132
Arkansas533$1,892,93733,43636202
Missouri788$1,880,41931,89226122
Alabama685$1,743,82430,24627134

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AP); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,103$7,033,298102,56228
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,161$3,194,43750,15525
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA790$3,144,80948,32230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,063$2,459,02438,89322
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL576$2,297,03135,43432
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI622$1,711,85927,14527
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH786$1,572,12224,42220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL402$1,410,78222,79331
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX491$1,402,15323,13226
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL285$1,153,16618,63234
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX432$1,099,02017,92823
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ319$770,44612,87425
Jacksonville, FL256$746,18012,21927
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR183$722,24612,99639
Cleveland, OH292$711,97312,16423

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 2024.

Specialties billing 99238 nationally

Internal Medicine accounts for 43% of payment for 99238 nationally in 2024, across 38 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Internal Medicine11,27435%$35,302,92143%565,60150
Hospitalist4,38214%$12,043,42515%192,75944
Family Practice4,53714%$11,151,49314%182,65240
Nurse Practitioner2,8108.7%$5,067,4736.1%97,06435
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation8032.5%$3,854,0964.7%61,63777
Psychiatry1,2443.9%$2,917,3353.5%47,40438
Physician Assistant1,3344.1%$2,139,8082.6%40,62930
Cardiology1,0573.3%$1,817,2612.2%28,93227
General Surgery1,0973.4%$1,687,3202.0%26,92825
Emergency Medicine6141.9%$1,073,3081.3%17,06628
Interventional Cardiology3841.2%$619,1340.75%10,11626
Pulmonary Disease2550.79%$595,3660.72%9,46637
Nephrology2110.66%$582,8920.71%9,19244
Neurology3751.2%$568,1090.69%9,05924
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology2690.84%$444,3260.54%7,13427

Not listed: 26 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 2024.

Top billers of 99238 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