HCPCS Q4173

Palingen or palingen xplus, per square centimeter (CMS descriptor)

Drugs Drug code Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

19
47th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$25M
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
60K
82nd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
732
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
8,070
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-28.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -62.0%. 2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $11M paid20202021: $20M paid20212022: $35M paid20222023: $25M paid2023$25M$0$20M2020: $11M paid20202021: $20M paid20212022: $35M paid20222023: $25M paid2023$25M$0$20M2020: $11M paid20202021: $20M paid20212022: $35M paid20222023: $25M paid2023$25M$0$20M2020: $11M paid20202021: $20M paid20212022: $35M paid20222023: $25M paid2023$25M

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

Billers

020402020: 17 providers20202021: 37 providers20212022: 50 providers20222023: 19 providers20232024: 3 providers20243020402020: 17 providers20202021: 37 providers20212022: 50 providers20222023: 19 providers20232024: 3 providers20243020402020: 17 providers20202021: 37 providers20212022: 50 providers20222023: 19 providers20232024: 3 providers20243020402020: 17 providers20202021: 37 providers20212022: 50 providers20222023: 19 providers20232024: 3 providers20243

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

Trend by year: table5 years
observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
20243fewer than 11 billers: figures not shown0.00
202319$24,678,764-29% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)59,7307328,0700.00
202250$34,571,569+74%96,5281,3925,8860.00
202137$19,834,985– (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values)68,7821,7183,8860.00
202017$10,775,234first year in data53,0581,5609,4560.00

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

By state

No state has a reportable line for Q4173 in 2023.

Top metro areas

No metro area has a reportable line for Q4173 in 2023.

Specialties billing Q4173 nationally

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated

Not listed: 5 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 2023.

Top billers of Q4173 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations