HCPCS 99487
Evaluation and management service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)
Evaluation and management Work RVU per service 1.81 (2024 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 | 2,946 | $58,385,697 | +37% | 599,999 | 60 | 792 | 1.81 |
| 2023 | 2,701 | $42,471,158 | +45% | 445,681 | 49 | 571 | 1.81 |
| 2022 | 2,107 | $29,357,312 | +68% | 300,219 | 41 | 560 | 1.81 |
| 2021 | 1,977 | $17,446,432 | -5% | 253,333 | 42 | 444 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 2,139 | $18,345,910 | first year in data | 266,015 | 39 | 443 | 1.00 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 296 | $10,226,453 | 105,316 | 84 | 1,378 | |
| California | 274 | $8,100,668 | 76,327 | 81 | 1,239 | |
| South Carolina | 275 | $8,039,168 | 87,725 | 119 | 1,341 | |
| Florida | 252 | $5,094,433 | 53,591 | 60 | 1,004 | |
| New York | 217 | $4,118,741 | 37,921 | 50 | 533 | |
| New Jersey | 92 | $3,007,639 | 29,481 | 57 | 1,818 | |
| Georgia | 152 | $2,876,443 | 30,045 | 85 | 676 | |
| Illinois | 94 | $1,963,187 | 19,777 | 97 | 647 | |
| Michigan | 134 | $1,562,200 | 16,968 | 82 | 381 | |
| North Carolina | 93 | $1,226,047 | 13,032 | 43 | 391 | |
| Maryland | 100 | $1,112,193 | 11,063 | 27 | 454 | |
| Pennsylvania | 99 | $873,449 | 9,051 | 43 | 270 | |
| Indiana | 27 | $801,635 | 8,354 | 66 | 933 | |
| Nevada | 66 | $762,343 | 7,958 | 48 | 343 | |
| Virginia | 62 | $665,546 | 6,442 | 30 | 250 |
Not listed: 10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia, SC | 204 | $6,196,117 | 68,179 | 115 | |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 232 | $5,055,161 | 47,376 | 53 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 94 | $4,901,220 | 50,093 | 129 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 116 | $4,709,553 | 44,793 | 118 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 84 | $2,002,263 | 20,111 | 106 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 67 | $1,925,263 | 18,425 | 46 | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 32 | $1,526,639 | 16,395 | 228 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 69 | $1,303,475 | 13,091 | 56 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 65 | $1,152,429 | 10,972 | 46 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 69 | $1,104,896 | 11,010 | 42 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 43 | $1,035,062 | 10,701 | 126 | |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 22 | $974,323 | 9,212 | 161 | |
| Waco, TX | 16 | $930,880 | 9,143 | 571 | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 27 | $927,444 | 9,877 | 137 | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 39 | $904,991 | 7,671 | 66 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 52 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 99487 nationally
Internal Medicine accounts for 32% of payment for 99487 nationally in 2024, across 19 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 688 | 23% | $18,714,481 | 32% | 188,286 | 274 |
| Family Practice | 619 | 21% | $12,914,054 | 22% | 128,422 | 207 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 931 | 32% | $10,945,676 | 19% | 126,464 | 136 |
| Cardiology | 85 | 2.9% | $2,324,617 | 4.0% | 22,434 | 264 |
| Emergency Medicine | 20 | 0.68% | $1,712,702 | 2.9% | 17,022 | 851 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 25 | 0.85% | $1,533,540 | 2.6% | 13,818 | 553 |
| General Practice | 39 | 1.3% | $1,163,624 | 2.0% | 11,767 | 302 |
| Hospitalist | 17 | 0.58% | $1,140,366 | 2.0% | 11,015 | 648 |
| Physician Assistant | 96 | 3.3% | $994,613 | 1.7% | 11,613 | 121 |
| Anesthesiology | 20 | 0.68% | $679,996 | 1.2% | 6,758 | 338 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 22 | 0.75% | $647,951 | 1.1% | 6,287 | 286 |
| Neurology | 14 | 0.48% | $608,674 | 1.0% | 6,658 | 476 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 26 | 0.88% | $606,662 | 1.0% | 6,021 | 232 |
| Urology | 122 | 4.1% | $551,632 | 0.94% | 5,235 | 43 |
| Nephrology | 54 | 1.8% | $543,424 | 0.93% | 6,803 | 126 |
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 2024.
Top billers of 99487 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