HCPCS 99284

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 2.74 (2022 fee schedule)

60,502
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$363M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
3.9M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
50
75th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
165
66th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-1.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +2.0% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$200M$400M2020: $348M paid20202021: $368M paid20212022: $363M paid20222023: $423M paid20232024: $375M paid2024$375M$0$200M$400M2020: $348M paid20202021: $368M paid20212022: $363M paid20222023: $423M paid20232024: $375M paid2024$375M$0$200M$400M2020: $348M paid20202021: $368M paid20212022: $363M paid20222023: $423M paid20232024: $375M paid2024$375M$0$200M$400M2020: $348M paid20202021: $368M paid20212022: $363M paid20222023: $423M paid20232024: $375M paid2024$375M

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

Billers

025K50K2020: 59K providers20202021: 59K providers20212022: 61K providers20222023: 64K providers20232024: 65K providers202465K025K50K2020: 59K providers20202021: 59K providers20212022: 61K providers20222023: 64K providers20232024: 65K providers202465K025K50K2020: 59K providers20202021: 59K providers20212022: 61K providers20222023: 64K providers20232024: 65K providers202465K025K50K2020: 59K providers20202021: 59K providers20212022: 61K providers20222023: 64K providers20232024: 65K providers202465K

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
202465,448$374,843,174-11%4,389,227531702.74
202364,306$423,199,423+16%4,773,623601852.74
202260,502$363,363,427-1%3,909,961501652.74
202159,298$368,046,210+6%3,899,328521662.74
202059,468$348,455,248first year in data3,888,994511662.60

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
California5,096$29,117,521305,85746153
New York4,132$27,646,522262,11946168
Florida3,612$21,219,772219,02946157
Texas4,255$21,115,812232,84242142
Pennsylvania3,214$20,425,048221,29156170
Illinois2,549$17,590,303183,71257185
Ohio2,682$15,252,393166,79551147
Michigan2,663$14,999,051158,76050137
Massachusetts1,602$12,970,918135,19068210
North Carolina2,090$11,973,525134,99353155
Virginia1,535$9,282,782102,53557155
New Jersey1,473$9,226,68593,40452153
South Carolina1,112$8,899,553100,03275214
Maryland1,151$7,965,56283,50553197
Georgia1,693$7,678,19684,79040118

Not listed: 28 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,765$26,771,800246,81547
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,876$12,737,460131,41855
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,450$9,651,59398,81355
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,513$7,715,63380,77840
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,028$7,532,74178,05759
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,304$7,467,50977,43149
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL904$5,035,30549,47041
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,025$4,950,92454,85545
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD721$4,949,68151,50750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV861$4,761,00749,57946
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA650$3,730,27838,72148
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX924$3,720,60739,93634
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ645$3,262,53235,20237
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA797$3,206,58534,70334
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI745$3,147,43135,64342

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 99284 nationally

Emergency Medicine accounts for 76% of payment for 99284 nationally in 2022, across 28 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Emergency Medicine40,12666%$277,854,56576%2,891,04572
Physician Assistant9,91216%$38,216,23211%475,35648
Nurse Practitioner5,4169.0%$20,441,2925.6%257,61548
Family Practice2,2383.7%$14,727,5414.1%159,59771
Internal Medicine9101.5%$5,492,9151.5%57,71663
General Surgery4230.70%$1,206,6730.33%12,67930
General Practice1420.23%$769,6000.21%8,05557
Psychiatry2120.35%$627,0650.17%6,67531
Neurology1660.27%$426,5250.12%4,27026
Cardiology1630.27%$418,7450.12%4,21426
Hospitalist1030.17%$394,1950.11%4,20841
Critical Care (Intensivists)860.14%$308,3800.08%3,07536
Pediatric Medicine510.08%$297,2350.08%3,07860
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine310.05%$253,4760.07%2,66986
Ophthalmology630.10%$223,0760.06%2,31637

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 99284 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