HCPCS 99349

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

Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 2.33 (2022 fee schedule)

6,773
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$92M
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
1.1M
95th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
67
81st percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
604
83rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-4.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +4.4% · 2022

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
Florida739$11,813,064136,54781690
New York518$11,430,536113,39878887
Texas665$10,697,459129,96480756
Illinois455$9,525,475103,54289817
California457$8,777,83392,07266878
Michigan321$5,209,04160,71485646
South Carolina311$4,723,80358,861150470
New Jersey269$4,017,38050,58391707
Ohio288$2,363,55530,60453398
Nevada142$2,189,71025,92553897
Pennsylvania222$1,963,87523,38553415
Kentucky115$1,778,57023,466118641
Virginia148$1,614,50619,24561553
Tennessee159$1,538,82319,64170277
Arizona183$1,438,57517,26355274

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 7 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-NJ635$13,767,804144,04690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN439$9,577,947104,15894
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA231$5,303,95155,16177
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL250$4,899,82753,62792
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX245$4,365,73452,90694
Columbia, SC232$4,051,00050,527196
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI172$3,573,70440,775116
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD208$2,379,34628,36672
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV128$2,117,45825,04957
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX137$2,081,69124,67760
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA68$1,577,87817,18367
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL103$1,438,99016,68077
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN80$1,431,56818,927139
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL81$1,270,62415,56652
Jacksonville, FL75$1,257,02515,046115

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 85 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 99349 nationally

Nurse Practitioner accounts for 55% of payment for 99349 nationally in 2022, across 15 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Nurse Practitioner4,25463%$50,977,68555%631,598148
Internal Medicine71211%$13,660,67615%140,069197
Family Practice5608.3%$9,055,7899.8%96,064172
Physician Assistant5317.8%$6,551,5397.1%79,208149
Podiatry2233.3%$3,105,8333.4%31,595142
General Practice981.4%$2,549,4512.8%26,075266
Geriatric Medicine1332.0%$1,187,3581.3%12,75396
Emergency Medicine340.50%$671,5570.73%7,084208
General Surgery130.19%$505,1480.55%4,900377
Hospitalist200.30%$415,7680.45%4,387219
Hospice and Palliative Care420.62%$338,0950.37%3,43682
Optometry140.21%$278,7240.30%2,786199
Cardiology160.24%$185,3390.20%1,883118
Psychiatry210.31%$147,8210.16%1,52172
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist180.27%$141,2250.15%1,75097

Not listed: 25 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 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