HCPCS 99291
Evaluation and management service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)
Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 4.50 (2023 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 | 73,484 | $897,202,650 | -1% | 5,457,118 | 44 | 234 | 4.50 |
| 2023 | 71,290 | $902,779,510 | -6% | 5,326,011 | 44 | 235 | 4.50 |
| 2022 | 69,374 | $962,823,942 | -9% | 5,379,608 | 45 | 250 | 4.50 |
| 2021 | 69,264 | $1,062,688,965 | -3% | 5,807,747 | 47 | 282 | 4.50 |
| 2020 | 68,223 | $1,097,626,171 | first year in data | 5,952,087 | 47 | 302 | 4.50 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7,217 | $134,462,121 | 761,861 | 59 | 354 | |
| Florida | 4,769 | $74,906,811 | 436,367 | 52 | 304 | |
| New York | 4,683 | $70,957,234 | 381,032 | 45 | 269 | |
| Texas | 4,724 | $64,429,004 | 391,993 | 47 | 275 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3,798 | $44,544,826 | 264,027 | 43 | 214 | |
| Illinois | 2,940 | $39,425,372 | 226,115 | 46 | 255 | |
| Ohio | 3,084 | $32,070,819 | 195,429 | 41 | 180 | |
| New Jersey | 1,967 | $31,593,229 | 176,626 | 50 | 307 | |
| Massachusetts | 2,149 | $27,607,379 | 158,986 | 50 | 210 | |
| Michigan | 2,739 | $27,303,136 | 161,925 | 37 | 174 | |
| Maryland | 1,608 | $25,153,269 | 142,725 | 59 | 270 | |
| North Carolina | 2,631 | $24,466,114 | 152,800 | 40 | 164 | |
| Virginia | 1,948 | $23,786,363 | 142,643 | 49 | 215 | |
| Georgia | 2,224 | $22,910,339 | 141,410 | 42 | 178 | |
| Missouri | 1,481 | $16,765,963 | 103,838 | 47 | 215 |
Not listed: 21 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.
Not listed: 1 state 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 2023.
Top metro areas
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 4,870 | $81,971,934 | 436,300 | 50 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2,580 | $60,745,000 | 344,496 | 72 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 2,433 | $34,660,137 | 198,517 | 48 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,800 | $25,250,173 | 144,790 | 47 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1,300 | $20,843,020 | 117,298 | 50 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1,424 | $19,755,766 | 112,633 | 53 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1,279 | $19,596,130 | 110,135 | 54 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1,261 | $19,313,842 | 114,672 | 54 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,279 | $15,725,307 | 96,219 | 47 | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1,059 | $15,676,535 | 89,264 | 57 | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1,352 | $15,369,348 | 90,089 | 41 | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 958 | $14,959,882 | 80,910 | 52 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1,300 | $12,207,990 | 75,436 | 42 | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 719 | $11,837,048 | 68,543 | 52 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 848 | $11,522,359 | 70,086 | 45 |
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 2023.
Specialties billing 99291 nationally
Emergency Medicine accounts for 30% of payment for 99291 nationally in 2023, across 39 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 30,561 | 43% | $273,206,379 | 30% | 1,576,697 | 52 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 6,545 | 9.2% | $174,388,358 | 19% | 1,026,523 | 157 |
| Critical Care (Intensivists) | 4,096 | 5.7% | $116,811,570 | 13% | 680,577 | 166 |
| Internal Medicine | 6,851 | 9.6% | $96,132,813 | 11% | 566,482 | 83 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 4,846 | 6.8% | $36,043,631 | 4.0% | 253,912 | 52 |
| Neurology | 1,977 | 2.8% | $30,524,926 | 3.4% | 178,151 | 90 |
| General Surgery | 2,114 | 3.0% | $26,098,364 | 2.9% | 151,879 | 72 |
| Cardiology | 1,898 | 2.7% | $24,366,722 | 2.7% | 138,163 | 73 |
| Hospitalist | 2,621 | 3.7% | $22,836,586 | 2.5% | 137,483 | 52 |
| Anesthesiology | 1,232 | 1.7% | $20,779,309 | 2.3% | 120,259 | 98 |
| Physician Assistant | 3,424 | 4.8% | $19,453,454 | 2.2% | 133,949 | 39 |
| Nephrology | 1,089 | 1.5% | $14,514,682 | 1.6% | 84,541 | 78 |
| Family Practice | 1,675 | 2.3% | $14,510,271 | 1.6% | 87,019 | 52 |
| Infectious Disease | 445 | 0.62% | $8,597,539 | 0.95% | 49,446 | 111 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 384 | 0.54% | $5,817,725 | 0.64% | 33,485 | 87 |
Not listed: 24 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 2023.
Top billers of 99291 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