HCPCS 99439
Evaluation and management service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)
Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 0.54 (2021 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 2021–2024.
Billers
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2021–2024.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | reported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,926 | $106,566,352 | +40% | 2,958,539 | 87 | 834 | 0.70 |
| 2023 | 8,395 | $76,179,712 | +72% | 2,088,253 | 82 | 721 | 0.70 |
| 2022 | 6,204 | $44,201,252 | +96% | 1,206,999 | 77 | 698 | 0.70 |
| 2021 | 4,346 | $22,534,226 | not in the 2020 file | 780,294 | 71 | 659 | 0.54 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2021–2024.
By state
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 278 | $2,487,294 | 79,970 | 91 | 1,109 | |
| Florida | 454 | $2,378,317 | 82,870 | 77 | 697 | |
| New York | 293 | $2,054,600 | 62,328 | 73 | 787 | |
| Texas | 406 | $1,926,786 | 69,506 | 71 | 633 | |
| New Jersey | 145 | $1,118,614 | 34,243 | 89 | 687 | |
| Mississippi | 128 | $977,432 | 36,853 | 71 | 1,398 | |
| Pennsylvania | 186 | $897,826 | 32,005 | 107 | 357 | |
| North Carolina | 217 | $890,587 | 32,474 | 71 | 624 | |
| Washington | 54 | $811,476 | 27,166 | 142 | 1,710 | |
| Tennessee | 100 | $748,744 | 27,338 | 109 | 971 | |
| Maryland | 69 | $650,738 | 21,123 | 116 | 686 | |
| Georgia | 155 | $636,632 | 23,392 | 80 | 580 | |
| Massachusetts | 149 | $634,071 | 21,458 | 107 | 426 | |
| Illinois | 161 | $633,541 | 21,416 | 53 | 400 | |
| Louisiana | 220 | $550,052 | 21,513 | 54 | 236 |
Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (ZZ); they are in the national totals.
Not listed: 14 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-NJ | 290 | $2,645,104 | 78,344 | 85 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 98 | $1,051,297 | 32,611 | 161 | |
| Jackson, MS | 23 | $665,560 | 24,981 | 902 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 132 | $561,912 | 18,965 | 51 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 90 | $443,432 | 14,692 | 100 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 84 | $410,148 | 15,250 | 67 | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 36 | $383,626 | 14,010 | 163 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 78 | $379,113 | 13,074 | 73 | |
| Columbia, MO | 11 | $375,405 | 13,527 | 837 | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 19 | $370,436 | 13,750 | 476 | |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 77 | $370,076 | 12,399 | 112 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 72 | $369,236 | 11,524 | 73 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 74 | $365,897 | 12,572 | 68 | |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 44 | $338,113 | 12,265 | 214 | |
| Fresno, CA | 12 | $312,943 | 10,922 | 55 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 75 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 99439 nationally
Internal Medicine accounts for 32% of payment for 99439 nationally in 2021, across 21 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 1,268 | 29% | $7,271,067 | 32% | 246,671 | 195 |
| Family Practice | 1,356 | 31% | $5,459,534 | 24% | 191,308 | 141 |
| Gastroenterology | 276 | 6.4% | $3,189,242 | 14% | 109,616 | 397 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 551 | 13% | $1,563,318 | 6.9% | 62,557 | 114 |
| Cardiology | 163 | 3.8% | $1,207,156 | 5.4% | 38,710 | 237 |
| Urology | 108 | 2.5% | $476,865 | 2.1% | 18,084 | 167 |
| Emergency Medicine | 15 | 0.35% | $403,028 | 1.8% | 12,732 | 849 |
| General Practice | 44 | 1.0% | $349,379 | 1.6% | 11,600 | 264 |
| Anesthesiology | 19 | 0.44% | $343,159 | 1.5% | 11,591 | 610 |
| Physician Assistant | 155 | 3.6% | $300,902 | 1.3% | 12,149 | 78 |
| Neurology | 21 | 0.48% | $291,219 | 1.3% | 8,471 | 403 |
| Nephrology | 75 | 1.7% | $283,247 | 1.3% | 9,519 | 127 |
| Pain Management | 23 | 0.53% | $244,670 | 1.1% | 8,616 | 375 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 48 | 1.1% | $165,950 | 0.74% | 5,638 | 117 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 49 | 1.1% | $147,559 | 0.65% | 4,968 | 101 |
Not listed: 21 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 99439 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