HCPCS 99306

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 3.06 (2021 fee schedule)

12,151
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$148M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
1.1M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
51
75th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
313
76th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+9.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +1.4% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $136M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $152M paid20222023: $169M paid20232024: $175M paid2024$175M$0$100M2020: $136M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $152M paid20222023: $169M paid20232024: $175M paid2024$175M$0$100M2020: $136M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $152M paid20222023: $169M paid20232024: $175M paid2024$175M$0$100M2020: $136M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $152M paid20222023: $169M paid20232024: $175M paid2024$175M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K05,00010K2020: 12K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 12K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K

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
202413,288$174,665,104+3%1,280,390523223.50
202312,836$168,939,684+11%1,210,384523163.50
202212,180$151,954,582+2%1,184,248533283.06
202112,151$148,341,551+9%1,123,445513133.06
202011,986$136,132,029first year in data1,019,086472903.06

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
California1,238$17,189,367124,59356353
New York1,078$15,976,303108,78057319
Florida1,059$13,555,774104,12656319
New Jersey810$9,618,20668,71647273
Illinois666$7,749,85958,30545297
Texas800$7,422,03359,36145241
Pennsylvania722$7,377,54856,44144267
Massachusetts372$6,347,69946,92168455
Maryland376$5,611,44341,29864329
Ohio456$4,880,63638,25048268
North Carolina328$4,584,39436,44162383
Michigan378$4,581,86135,33162283
Virginia303$3,878,97629,58847361
Indiana307$3,678,61930,88358300
Arizona254$3,137,49725,30364289

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 4 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,431$20,420,600138,69654
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN615$7,747,75358,50750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA590$7,604,75855,55053
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD408$5,362,66139,67852
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH241$4,127,14030,28765
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV260$4,081,37429,99660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL352$3,820,67328,60449
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD208$2,998,23422,07370
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI223$2,634,57120,02458
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX219$2,489,15519,85654
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL186$2,466,31419,43162
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ177$2,312,33518,60964
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA128$2,005,22313,58360
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX202$1,788,07413,95340
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA119$1,592,55212,64377

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 2021.

Specialties billing 99306 nationally

Internal Medicine accounts for 41% of payment for 99306 nationally in 2021, across 27 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Internal Medicine4,43637%$61,086,45541%450,181101
Family Practice2,19718%$25,885,81417%196,11789
Nurse Practitioner2,31719%$17,267,56212%151,72665
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation5564.6%$12,279,1968.3%88,398159
Geriatric Medicine5614.6%$6,765,4294.6%50,36790
Hospitalist3813.1%$5,032,5313.4%37,55499
Psychiatry2201.8%$3,486,3652.4%24,891113
Physician Assistant3072.5%$2,734,6061.8%23,90178
General Practice1411.2%$1,889,7501.3%13,89999
Pulmonary Disease1341.1%$1,306,0190.88%9,25769
General Surgery900.74%$1,127,8470.76%8,22491
Emergency Medicine840.69%$1,100,8840.74%8,421100
Cardiology1120.92%$1,078,8400.73%7,51167
Infectious Disease890.73%$843,2600.57%6,08368
Nephrology680.56%$654,9960.44%4,62768

Not listed: 33 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 2021.

Top billers of 99306 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