HCPCS 99349

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 2.44 (2024 fee schedule)

14,815
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$294M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
3.6M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
100
84th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
925
85th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+3.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +3.7% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$200M2020: $93M paid20202021: $97M paid20212022: $92M paid20222023: $284M paid20232024: $294M paid2024$294M$0$200M2020: $93M paid20202021: $97M paid20212022: $92M paid20222023: $284M paid20232024: $294M paid2024$294M$0$200M2020: $93M paid20202021: $97M paid20212022: $92M paid20222023: $284M paid20232024: $294M paid2024$294M$0$200M2020: $93M paid20202021: $97M paid20212022: $92M paid20222023: $284M paid20232024: $294M paid2024$294M

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

Billers

010K2020: 6,054 providers20202021: 6,485 providers20212022: 6,773 providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 6,054 providers20202021: 6,485 providers20212022: 6,773 providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 6,054 providers20202021: 6,485 providers20212022: 6,773 providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 6,054 providers20202021: 6,485 providers20212022: 6,773 providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K

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
202414,815$294,272,869+4%3,553,7331009252.44
202314,284$284,172,388+208%3,339,308939062.44
20226,773$92,345,900-5%1,070,155676042.33
20216,485$96,793,231+4%1,078,669696392.33
20206,054$93,213,619first year in data1,029,604676972.33

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
Florida1,645$46,895,217555,8731441,269
California999$30,320,459335,4731151,328
New York807$21,242,025221,635971,127
Texas1,079$19,462,867242,42496823
Illinois681$15,169,103172,266112977
North Carolina606$14,859,516192,4661351,299
New Jersey581$12,511,485141,713122840
South Carolina541$12,179,573156,9341151,082
Virginia517$10,464,874128,150891,017
Pennsylvania714$9,562,208114,35479512
Ohio742$9,195,584121,81887540
Michigan520$8,832,303108,06198747
Arizona424$7,579,13994,80099818
Maryland362$7,462,58286,780100868
Indiana401$5,747,95876,04198647

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, AP, XX); 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,069$28,736,232304,558115
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA519$15,928,471173,058112
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN621$14,796,808167,981122
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL470$14,352,182160,288137
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL286$9,083,789109,018170
Columbia, SC305$8,396,231109,011161
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV315$7,595,64687,143104
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD469$7,436,54487,28995
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX360$7,344,94391,647109
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ319$6,310,52678,861110
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL180$6,209,31672,868156
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX272$5,418,39465,67493
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI247$5,166,37060,872102
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA141$4,849,53755,653145
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC159$4,514,49158,451191

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 97 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 99349 nationally

Nurse Practitioner accounts for 62% of payment for 99349 nationally in 2024, across 18 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Nurse Practitioner9,56065%$181,238,75062%2,307,091241
Internal Medicine1,57011%$36,245,72812%381,392243
Family Practice1,1798.0%$23,483,6728.0%255,337217
Physician Assistant1,0697.2%$22,810,3147.8%288,743270
Podiatry3782.6%$8,636,0252.9%91,236241
General Practice1270.86%$4,759,1601.6%51,167403
Geriatric Medicine2831.9%$3,965,9221.3%42,345150
Psychiatry1380.93%$2,600,9460.88%26,723194
Emergency Medicine1050.71%$1,941,1790.66%20,704197
Hospitalist550.37%$890,0680.30%9,488173
Optometry370.25%$805,5950.27%8,742236
General Surgery290.20%$728,9190.25%7,176247
Cardiology240.16%$698,4920.24%7,171299
Hospice and Palliative Care520.35%$556,1660.19%5,908114
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist410.28%$492,2170.17%6,182151

Not listed: 34 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 99349 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