HCPCS 99283
Evaluation and management service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)
Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 1.60 (2024 fee schedule)
Trend
Medicare payment on the code
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.
Billers
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,054 | $36,284,360 | -22% | 744,464 | 20 | 73 | 1.60 |
| 2023 | 31,069 | $46,729,798 | -50% | 919,631 | 22 | 74 | 1.60 |
| 2022 | 48,052 | $93,453,885 | -3% | 1,765,870 | 28 | 91 | 1.60 |
| 2021 | 48,252 | $96,373,994 | +12% | 1,800,538 | 29 | 91 | 1.60 |
| 2020 | 49,550 | $86,045,070 | first year in data | 1,827,500 | 29 | 88 | 1.42 |
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 York | 2,038 | $2,934,851 | 54,683 | 20 | 62 | |
| California | 1,652 | $2,192,149 | 44,102 | 19 | 64 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,485 | $1,896,867 | 38,388 | 20 | 57 | |
| Illinois | 1,160 | $1,746,917 | 34,839 | 22 | 80 | |
| Texas | 1,392 | $1,703,083 | 34,926 | 18 | 63 | |
| Florida | 1,301 | $1,592,719 | 31,296 | 18 | 56 | |
| Ohio | 1,200 | $1,523,090 | 32,092 | 20 | 70 | |
| Michigan | 952 | $1,268,117 | 25,388 | 18 | 72 | |
| Massachusetts | 921 | $1,251,438 | 25,471 | 20 | 67 | |
| South Carolina | 755 | $1,106,908 | 23,056 | 23 | 72 | |
| Oklahoma | 583 | $1,072,304 | 22,436 | 27 | 100 | |
| Missouri | 604 | $1,002,485 | 21,260 | 24 | 96 | |
| New Jersey | 693 | $917,922 | 17,384 | 20 | 56 | |
| Indiana | 640 | $898,925 | 19,609 | 23 | 74 | |
| Arizona | 584 | $889,181 | 18,807 | 22 | 85 |
Not listed: 14 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, 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 2024.
Top metro areas
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1,814 | $2,608,322 | 46,529 | 20 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 766 | $1,087,369 | 21,478 | 22 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 692 | $891,515 | 17,314 | 20 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 541 | $707,458 | 14,056 | 19 | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 482 | $581,906 | 11,280 | 18 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 440 | $499,732 | 9,675 | 18 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 375 | $474,183 | 9,332 | 19 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 324 | $427,821 | 8,026 | 18 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 306 | $394,872 | 8,341 | 19 | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 374 | $377,916 | 8,122 | 18 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 350 | $356,107 | 7,299 | 17 | |
| Tulsa, OK | 180 | $347,258 | 7,151 | 24 | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 217 | $338,339 | 7,073 | 26 | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 260 | $324,138 | 7,004 | 21 | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 243 | $317,590 | 6,265 | 20 |
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 99283 nationally
Emergency Medicine accounts for 68% of payment for 99283 nationally in 2024, across 21 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 17,002 | 65% | $24,521,139 | 68% | 482,061 | 28 |
| Physician Assistant | 4,206 | 16% | $4,932,777 | 14% | 115,450 | 27 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2,445 | 9.4% | $2,936,907 | 8.1% | 70,074 | 29 |
| Family Practice | 1,118 | 4.3% | $1,949,281 | 5.4% | 39,626 | 35 |
| Internal Medicine | 374 | 1.4% | $640,812 | 1.8% | 12,612 | 34 |
| General Surgery | 214 | 0.82% | $254,337 | 0.70% | 4,675 | 22 |
| General Practice | 130 | 0.50% | $200,239 | 0.55% | 4,108 | 32 |
| Psychiatry | 119 | 0.46% | $163,702 | 0.45% | 3,018 | 25 |
| Ophthalmology | 79 | 0.30% | $152,431 | 0.42% | 2,976 | 38 |
| Neurology | 44 | 0.17% | $61,192 | 0.17% | 1,108 | 25 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 47 | 0.18% | $57,846 | 0.16% | 1,045 | 22 |
| Neurosurgery | 21 | 0.08% | $52,131 | 0.14% | 904 | 43 |
| Hospitalist | 26 | 0.10% | $38,269 | 0.11% | 790 | 30 |
| Otolaryngology | 13 | 0.05% | $27,858 | 0.08% | 533 | 41 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 29 | 0.11% | $27,057 | 0.07% | 504 | 17 |
Not listed: 28 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 99283 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