What is the most-billed CPT code?

99214 (Established Patient Office Visit, Level 4) tops the list. Medicare recorded 27.2M beneficiaries and 106.7M services for it in CY2019, totalling $10.9B in allowed charges.

How concentrated is Medicare spending across CPT codes?

The top 25 codes account for 55.6% of the $84.6B allowed across all 500 codes in CY2019.

What does this data cover?

Medicare fee-for-service only, at the national level, for CY2019. Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial volume are excluded, so real-world use of every code runs higher. Beneficiary counts apply to a single code and cannot be added together — a patient who received two codes is counted under both.

Are the most common CPT codes also the most expensive?

No. Reach and revenue are separate rankings. 37229 sits at #475 by beneficiaries but #47 by allowed dollars, because it pays about $7,343 per service.

Medicare's 500 most-billed CPT codes of 2019

In CY2019 Medicare paid $84.6B across these 500 CPT codes. 99214 (Established Patient Office Visit, Level 4) leads every measure: 27.2M beneficiaries and $10.9B allowed. Below the top few the rankings split apart. The codes that reach the most patients are rarely the ones that move the most money.

Allowed

$84.6B

Total Medicare allowed dollars

Services

1.3B

Times these codes were billed

Top 25

55.6%

Share of the allowed dollars

Vintage

CY2019

Medicare fee-for-service only

All 500 codes, ranked

Sorted by services. Every code links to its full rate breakdown.

Sort by: Overall rank Beneficiaries Services Allowed dollars Allowed per service

#	Code	What it is	Beneficiaries	Services	Allowed	Per service
1	99214	Established Patient Office Visit, Level 4	27,207,772	106,696,472	$10,878,541,443	$101.96
2	99213	Established Patient Office Visit, Level 3	25,593,705	92,406,908	$6,447,202,661	$69.77
17	97110	Therapeutic Exercise, 15 Minutes	2,878,624	60,158,930	$1,548,784,469	$25.74
3	36415	Routine Venipuncture (Blood Draw)	17,364,415	48,349,458	$141,757,808	$2.93
4	99232	Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 2	4,598,341	44,627,116	$3,234,727,732	$72.48
33	97140	Manual Therapy, 15 Minutes	2,173,703	29,545,674	$660,813,415	$22.37
8	85025	Complete Blood Count with Differential	13,191,052	29,387,656	$247,926,967	$8.44
5	80053	Comprehensive Metabolic Panel	14,344,000	29,131,428	$334,424,430	$11.48
6	99233	Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 3	3,616,200	24,529,093	$2,556,776,334	$104.23
21	88305	Surgical Pathology Exam, Level IV	7,838,920	20,159,855	$999,719,695	$49.59
30	97530	Therapeutic Activities, Per 15 Minutes	1,406,373	20,044,437	$720,459,437	$35.94
16	93010	Electrocardiogram (ECG), Interpretation Only	8,484,257	19,258,409	$164,831,403	$8.56
61	17003	Destruction of Additional Precancerous Skin Lesions	3,057,488	19,183,969	$103,435,442	$5.39
9	80061	Lipid Panel	12,613,392	19,123,364	$278,111,967	$14.54
41	97112	Neuromuscular Re-education Therapy	1,445,263	18,003,884	$558,121,525	$31.00
32	71045	Chest X-ray, Single View	5,773,631	15,962,186	$153,644,937	$9.63
19	83036	Hemoglobin A1c	8,268,744	15,188,018	$159,939,149	$10.53
11	84443	Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)	9,931,145	15,099,300	$275,945,287	$18.28
45	98941	Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, Three to Four Regions	1,398,222	13,545,346	$544,419,955	$40.19
13	92014	Comprehensive Eye Exam, Established Patient	9,715,808	12,541,904	$1,576,636,782	$125.71
23	93000	Electrocardiogram (ECG), Complete	7,551,400	11,614,730	$199,365,789	$17.16
22	71046	Chest X-ray, Two Views	7,628,278	11,502,077	$178,442,502	$15.51
12	99285	Emergency Department Visit, Level 5	6,722,865	11,495,824	$1,969,988,412	$171.37
15	99203	New Patient Office Visit, Level 3	9,155,245	11,444,230	$1,174,044,172	$102.59
28	99308	Subsequent Nursing Facility Visit, Level 2	1,909,977	11,305,472	$741,640,371	$65.60
27	99212	Established Patient Office Visit, Level 2	6,300,898	10,770,676	$452,376,585	$42.00
14	99204	New Patient Office Visit, Level 4	8,444,613	10,686,987	$1,680,005,867	$157.20
400	95004	Skin Prick Allergy Testing	191,654	10,616,253	$45,191,353	$4.26
10	99223	Initial Hospital Care, Level 3	4,269,516	10,596,532	$2,140,442,764	$201.99
18	99215	Established Patient Office Visit, Level 5	5,869,898	10,399,315	$1,412,907,799	$135.87
7	66984	Cataract Surgery with Lens Implant	1,248,177	10,262,670	$2,236,668,503	$217.94
26	99309	Subsequent Nursing Facility Visit, Level 3	1,848,702	9,911,193	$849,602,276	$85.72
65	96372	Therapeutic or Diagnostic Injection (SubQ/IM)	2,995,412	9,524,325	$151,763,975	$15.93
151	85610	Prothrombin Time (PT/INR)	1,232,919	8,395,784	$35,847,214	$4.27
214	95165	Preparation of Allergy Immunotherapy Extracts	198,962	7,610,819	$103,866,045	$13.65
24	93306	Transthoracic Echocardiogram, Complete with Doppler	6,500,588	7,560,801	$898,003,849	$118.77
55	92134	Retinal OCT Scan	3,291,086	7,395,012	$298,241,760	$40.33
37	81001	Urinalysis, Automated with Microscopy	4,488,831	7,117,144	$24,472,804	$3.44
44	80048	Basic Metabolic Panel	4,001,136	7,059,894	$64,846,639	$9.19
68	11721	Trimming of Six or More Thickened Nails	2,553,256	6,911,264	$310,304,367	$44.90
85	99231	Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 1	1,794,475	6,781,975	$262,675,403	$38.73
38	92012	Established Patient Eye Exam, Intermediate Level	3,627,968	6,622,578	$590,200,907	$89.12
25	99222	Initial Hospital Care, Level 2	3,265,702	6,453,058	$880,604,749	$136.46
47	81003	Urinalysis, Automated without Microscopy	3,972,323	6,439,463	$15,633,884	$2.43
29	77067	Screening Mammography, Bilateral	6,158,406	6,435,410	$447,917,091	$69.60
34	82306	Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy	4,670,696	6,350,542	$204,236,397	$32.16
42	17000	Destruction of Premalignant Skin Lesion, First	4,084,782	6,020,158	$306,296,036	$50.88
31	90837	Psychotherapy, 60 Minutes	580,732	5,958,402	$686,943,845	$115.29
20	99291	Critical Care, First Time Block	1,904,903	5,885,747	$1,316,600,906	$223.69
50	70450	CT Head/Brain, without Contrast	3,825,794	5,762,560	$256,238,027	$44.47
62	20610	Major Joint Injection or Aspiration	2,870,666	5,729,511	$344,608,981	$60.15
150	98940	Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, One to Two Regions	743,651	5,584,264	$156,689,350	$28.06
36	99284	Emergency Department Visit, Level 4	3,892,338	5,409,965	$619,794,068	$114.57
52	84439	Free Thyroxine (Free T4)	3,556,284	5,338,017	$52,284,747	$9.79
43	99239	Hospital Discharge Day Management, Longer Visit	3,420,697	5,137,762	$546,310,400	$106.33
63	87086	Urine Culture, Quantitative	3,034,427	5,114,245	$44,887,706	$8.78
56	90834	Psychotherapy, 45 Minutes	600,281	4,850,955	$384,112,378	$79.18
58	82570	Creatinine, Non-Blood Sample	3,147,405	4,713,227	$26,447,936	$5.61
39	77063	Screening 3D Breast Tomosynthesis, Both Breasts	4,431,825	4,628,452	$173,342,219	$37.45
135	99490	Chronic Care Management, First 20 Minutes	911,399	4,324,608	$175,686,865	$40.62
60	82607	Vitamin B12 Level	3,121,926	4,133,954	$67,704,446	$16.38
69	82043	Urine Microalbumin, Quantitative	2,833,733	3,774,878	$23,642,483	$6.26
80	85027	Complete Blood Count, Automated, No Differential	2,374,779	3,601,078	$25,292,196	$7.02
67	92250	Retinal Photography with Interpretation	2,970,175	3,554,563	$175,205,774	$49.29
53	74177	CT Abdomen and Pelvis, With Contrast	2,584,246	3,498,040	$403,262,448	$115.28
57	67028	Intravitreal Injection of Medication	667,505	3,462,128	$377,553,553	$109.05
84	81002	Manual Urinalysis, Dipstick Only	2,212,953	3,404,479	$11,536,139	$3.39
109	83735	Magnesium Blood Level	1,803,560	3,344,487	$24,305,025	$7.27
83	84153	Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Total	2,293,934	3,324,256	$66,385,923	$19.97
76	11102	Skin Biopsy, Tangential	2,564,792	3,256,012	$278,627,498	$85.57
114	80307	Presumptive Drug Screen by Analyzer	1,195,506	3,230,862	$202,921,970	$62.81
97	84550	Uric Acid Blood Test	1,905,367	3,100,816	$15,176,696	$4.89
100	83540	Serum Iron Level	1,899,788	3,088,939	$21,699,488	$7.02
75	92083	Extended Visual Field Test	2,567,313	3,015,768	$188,824,975	$62.61
117	87186	Antibiotic Susceptibility Panel, MIC	1,660,733	3,011,476	$28,335,690	$9.41
111	82728	Ferritin Blood Test	1,791,919	2,967,548	$43,948,543	$14.81
93	73030	Shoulder X-ray, Complete	2,064,844	2,943,795	$57,413,662	$19.50
106	73630	Foot X-ray, Complete Series	1,844,120	2,923,671	$64,027,149	$21.90
40	99205	New Patient Office Visit, Level 5	2,578,153	2,916,931	$574,241,494	$196.86
91	73502	Hip X-Ray, Two or Three Views	2,080,165	2,904,678	$69,280,844	$23.85
79	92133	Optic Nerve Imaging (OCT)	2,474,375	2,795,983	$99,221,967	$35.49
71	77080	DEXA Bone Density, Axial	2,653,411	2,760,470	$65,071,138	$23.57
89	99283	Emergency Department Visit, Level 3	2,093,642	2,743,497	$163,883,695	$59.74
173	99211	Established Patient Office Visit, Minimal	1,055,569	2,685,800	$58,087,436	$21.63
302	97116	Gait Training Therapy	281,508	2,676,479	$65,330,198	$24.41
217	87798	Molecular Test for an Unlisted Organism	320,963	2,600,714	$99,028,003	$38.08
112	73562	Knee X-Ray, Three Views	1,760,782	2,573,261	$65,486,459	$25.45
94	99238	Hospital Discharge Day Management, 30 Minutes or Less	1,942,089	2,556,018	$184,816,710	$72.31
88	17110	Destruction of Benign Lesions, Up to 14	1,879,316	2,511,529	$257,711,231	$102.61
82	99202	New Patient Office Visit, Level 2	2,366,608	2,484,281	$175,974,160	$70.84
122	83550	Iron Binding Capacity Blood Test	1,532,201	2,449,813	$23,259,283	$9.49
102	71250	CT Scan of the Chest, No Contrast	1,898,562	2,427,776	$186,450,599	$76.80
215	99307	Subsequent Nursing Facility Visit, Level 1	790,928	2,409,698	$103,064,850	$42.77
124	87088	Urine Culture with Isolate Identification	1,524,111	2,400,137	$21,111,753	$8.80
99	74176	CT Abdomen and Pelvis, Without Contrast	1,854,461	2,366,412	$231,796,217	$97.95
142	86140	C-Reactive Protein, Standard	1,332,860	2,318,715	$13,008,761	$5.61
77	93880	Carotid Duplex Ultrasound, Complete	2,084,284	2,297,659	$282,249,176	$122.84
172	90832	Individual Psychotherapy, 30 Minutes	396,062	2,288,069	$136,825,335	$59.80
125	88342	Immunohistochemistry Stain, First Antibody	1,523,617	2,286,741	$136,653,806	$59.76
144	74018	Abdominal X-ray, Single View	1,305,991	2,280,596	$26,852,630	$11.77
115	82746	Serum Folate Blood Test	1,726,379	2,259,164	$36,111,296	$15.98
64	92004	Comprehensive Eye Exam, New Patient	2,122,386	2,225,523	$329,000,828	$147.83
35	90960	Monthly Dialysis Management, Adult, Four or More Visits	304,826	2,215,013	$633,329,823	$285.93
134	87077	Definitive Identification of Cultured Isolate	1,387,131	2,206,614	$19,360,403	$8.77
203	11720	Nail Trimming/Debridement, Up to 5	872,959	2,163,102	$71,372,128	$33.00
137	85652	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Automated	1,348,101	2,153,991	$6,312,539	$2.93
207	84460	ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Blood Test	866,764	2,138,638	$12,272,525	$5.74
133	51798	Post-Void Residual Urine, Ultrasound	1,392,396	2,130,940	$27,490,086	$12.90
104	00142	Anesthesia for Cataract and Lens Surgery	1,052,827	2,088,157	$212,531,539	$101.78
171	11056	Paring of Corns or Calluses, 2-4 Lesions	820,951	2,063,039	$136,945,749	$66.38
421	97035	—	310,135	2,009,978	$22,100,972	$11.00
140	11042	Debridement, Subcutaneous Tissue	496,527	1,991,812	$168,205,979	$84.45
119	72100	Lower Back (Lumbar) Spine X-ray, Limited Views	1,588,046	1,991,178	$44,194,280	$22.20
66	43239	Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) with Biopsy	1,341,959	1,956,044	$324,554,618	$165.92
131	71260	CT Scan of the Chest with Contrast	1,396,057	1,955,178	$143,570,022	$73.43
332	97535	Self-Care and Home Management Training	406,303	1,953,494	$56,599,862	$28.97
366	88185	Flow Cytometry, Additional Marker, Technical Work	88,228	1,948,385	$50,231,778	$25.78
164	92136	Eye Measurement for Cataract Lens Power	1,136,870	1,885,345	$91,777,441	$48.68
148	73560	Basic Knee X-Ray, One or Two Views	1,273,415	1,880,465	$36,590,187	$19.46
87	96413	Chemotherapy Infusion, First Hour	254,246	1,871,604	$259,759,771	$138.79
127	93971	Limited or One-Sided Duplex Ultrasound of Limb Veins	1,435,719	1,837,163	$95,215,786	$51.83
121	99497	Advance Care Planning Discussion	1,545,555	1,832,887	$148,375,051	$80.95
48	78452	Nuclear Stress Test, Heart Perfusion SPECT, Rest and Stress	1,753,855	1,830,643	$467,620,571	$255.44
335	97113	Aquatic Therapy with Exercise	68,403	1,789,961	$56,205,923	$31.40
197	84100	Phosphorus (Inorganic Phosphate) Blood Test	924,845	1,784,553	$9,132,554	$5.12
132	99221	Initial Hospital Care, Level 1	1,297,393	1,765,818	$176,676,504	$100.05
129	93970	Complete Duplex Ultrasound of Limb Veins	1,405,397	1,692,563	$159,580,989	$94.28
123	00731	Anesthesia for Upper GI Endoscopy	1,066,146	1,672,544	$188,348,414	$112.61
107	99310	Subsequent Nursing Facility Visit, Level 4	633,773	1,664,428	$207,620,189	$124.74
153	73564	Complete Knee X-Ray, Four or More Views	1,211,593	1,644,760	$47,321,560	$28.77
168	82565	Creatinine, Blood	1,066,445	1,630,159	$9,019,150	$5.53
208	88312	Special Stain for Microorganisms	832,059	1,614,826	$107,265,241	$66.43
241	83615	Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Blood Test	679,757	1,602,233	$10,465,882	$6.53
249	88313	Special Stain for Tissue Elements and Pigments	668,110	1,588,996	$60,787,605	$38.26
248	82962	Blood Sugar Check with Handheld Glucose Meter	669,100	1,582,533	$5,029,949	$3.18
157	69210	Impacted Earwax Removal, Instrumentation	1,199,725	1,569,936	$68,893,546	$43.88
179	82550	Total Creatine Kinase Blood Test	1,014,769	1,554,322	$10,969,435	$7.06
187	80076	Liver Function Blood Panel	973,214	1,549,624	$13,734,087	$8.86
78	66821	YAG Laser Capsulotomy After Cataract Surgery	531,448	1,546,363	$278,307,424	$179.98
59	45380	Colonoscopy with Biopsy	1,062,002	1,533,344	$353,546,351	$230.57
139	97161	Physical Therapy Evaluation, Low Complexity	1,344,284	1,526,175	$130,460,388	$85.48
470	86235	Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibody	262,185	1,525,412	$29,446,077	$19.30
120	72148	MRI Lumbar Spine, without Contrast	1,319,213	1,508,544	$193,527,649	$128.29
146	00811	Anesthesia for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Colonoscopy	1,141,368	1,489,483	$160,654,957	$107.86
183	84481	Free Triiodothyronine (T3) Blood Test	994,750	1,469,010	$27,002,215	$18.38
149	76770	Complete Retroperitoneal Ultrasound	1,235,800	1,431,152	$86,883,967	$60.71
216	11103	Additional Shave-Style Skin Biopsy	810,282	1,428,798	$72,456,768	$50.71
233	82947	Glucose, Quantitative (Blood)	745,512	1,428,279	$6,043,423	$4.23
46	45385	Colonoscopy with Lesion Removal (Snare)	965,617	1,416,283	$474,160,710	$334.79
308	77300	Basic Radiation Dose Calculation	273,999	1,406,731	$64,144,615	$45.60
98	99306	Initial Nursing Facility Visit, High Level	1,028,770	1,393,961	$233,212,341	$167.30
234	90833	Shorter Psychotherapy Session Added to a Medical Visit	387,417	1,379,453	$90,439,920	$65.56
152	97162	Physical Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity	1,211,734	1,365,853	$116,921,503	$85.60
199	73610	Full Ankle X-Ray Series	903,450	1,363,643	$27,403,245	$20.10
158	72125	CT Scan of the Neck (Cervical) Spine, No Contrast	1,152,631	1,341,352	$75,933,337	$56.61
192	73130	Full Hand X-Ray Series	936,941	1,337,636	$26,949,184	$20.15
224	81000	Manual Urinalysis with Microscopy	783,829	1,324,885	$5,187,677	$3.92
160	71275	CT Angiogram of the Chest	1,138,942	1,309,233	$129,320,935	$98.78
244	87804	Rapid Influenza Antigen Test	677,279	1,305,364	$20,915,891	$16.02
454	96367	—	144,345	1,296,413	$40,406,058	$31.17
190	84436	Total Thyroxine (T4) Blood Test	942,662	1,278,468	$9,548,750	$7.47
232	96365	Initial IV Infusion, Up to One Hour	297,446	1,269,596	$90,987,149	$71.67
155	93018	Cardiac Stress Test, Interpretation and Report Only	1,209,790	1,243,280	$18,463,258	$14.85
230	84165	Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)	757,499	1,241,689	$18,314,441	$14.75
202	94010	Spirometry	896,118	1,236,006	$36,089,548	$29.20
163	92557	Comprehensive Audiometry	1,137,557	1,233,397	$47,411,003	$38.44
166	70551	Brain MRI Without Contrast	1,093,641	1,220,079	$125,970,009	$103.25
226	82248	Direct Bilirubin Blood Test	782,109	1,190,409	$6,380,943	$5.36
195	76942	Ultrasound Guidance for Needle Placement	927,214	1,186,592	$48,880,367	$41.19
228	84403	Total Testosterone Blood Test	768,386	1,176,411	$32,907,283	$27.97
181	94060	Spirometry, Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator	997,336	1,170,132	$52,648,317	$44.99
185	76705	Limited Abdominal Ultrasound	981,856	1,148,804	$44,350,714	$38.61
165	99349	Home Visit, Established Patient, Level 3	281,644	1,139,954	$138,402,592	$121.41
237	73110	Full Wrist X-Ray Series	736,887	1,134,743	$24,679,291	$21.75
176	94729	Gas Diffusing Capacity Test (DLCO)	1,027,539	1,123,365	$39,287,625	$34.97
86	64483	Transforaminal Epidural Injection, Lumbar/Sacral	500,846	1,119,767	$261,725,435	$233.73
265	84156	Total Protein Measurement, Urine	624,935	1,089,041	$4,333,074	$3.98
288	80069	Renal Function Panel	550,197	1,075,639	$10,132,080	$9.42
260	90935	Hemodialysis Session with One Physician Evaluation	204,654	1,065,936	$78,283,074	$73.44
169	99305	Initial Nursing Facility Visit, Moderate Level	818,809	1,062,498	$137,620,021	$129.52
113	77427	Radiation Treatment Management, Per Five Sessions	249,813	1,061,061	$203,123,510	$191.43
128	70553	MRI Brain, With and Without Contrast	859,952	1,055,599	$181,981,685	$172.40
178	93016	Cardiac Stress Test, Supervision Only	1,020,602	1,046,279	$23,068,006	$22.05
253	84450	AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase) Blood Test	664,843	1,033,284	$5,752,856	$5.57
212	88304	Surgical Pathology Exam, Level III	838,288	1,017,365	$19,693,449	$19.36
222	88307	Surgical Pathology Exam, Level V	595,954	1,010,433	$93,158,344	$92.20
255	88112	Non-Gynecologic Enhanced Cytology	658,797	1,000,547	$41,369,852	$41.35
206	76536	Ultrasound of Neck and Head Soft Tissues	868,755	993,978	$70,845,233	$71.27
189	93015	Cardiovascular Stress Test, Complete	963,700	990,994	$65,557,889	$66.15
210	76700	Abdominal Ultrasound, Complete	863,414	989,135	$74,114,147	$74.93
141	52000	Diagnostic Cystoscopy	742,417	978,300	$166,628,797	$170.32
361	98942	Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, Five Regions	111,589	956,522	$50,449,957	$52.74
236	20611	Major Joint Injection or Aspiration with Ultrasound	460,649	954,011	$89,832,831	$94.16
250	95886	Complete Needle EMG of One Limb	552,277	947,697	$82,971,826	$87.55
262	83880	Natriuretic Peptide (BNP or NT-proBNP) Blood Test	630,415	947,336	$36,375,740	$38.40
329	11055	Paring of a Single Corn or Callus	470,908	910,932	$49,016,294	$53.81
200	90791	Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation	814,655	910,776	$111,581,106	$122.51
337	97597	Selective Wound Debridement, Smaller Area	303,562	904,613	$55,982,615	$61.89
219	92567	Eardrum Movement Test (Tympanometry)	802,236	903,565	$13,675,824	$15.14
220	72110	Lower Back (Lumbar) Spine X-ray, Full Series	792,350	888,426	$28,896,229	$32.53
229	92020	Gonioscopy, Exam of the Eye's Drainage Angle	767,610	881,920	$25,046,795	$28.40
145	62323	Lower Back Epidural Steroid Injection with Imaging	444,452	873,124	$162,044,623	$185.59
365	80305	Presumptive Drug Screen, Visually Read	376,859	871,208	$10,618,267	$12.19
177	17004	Destruction of Fifteen or More Precancerous Skin Lesions	579,187	861,137	$128,058,182	$148.71
414	11719	—	321,527	859,469	$9,472,524	$11.02
293	85651	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Manual	528,093	858,649	$3,572,652	$4.16
239	72170	Basic Pelvis X-Ray	715,269	829,538	$13,422,228	$16.18
51	17311	Mohs Surgery, Face and High-Risk Sites, First Stage	625,197	823,339	$459,333,357	$557.89
300	20550	Tendon Sheath, Ligament, or Fascia Injection	518,810	820,227	$39,236,175	$47.84
328	86334	Serum Immunofixation Electrophoresis	473,821	804,813	$17,622,958	$21.90
286	83721	Direct LDL Cholesterol Measurement	551,576	801,160	$8,298,592	$10.36
257	77065	Diagnostic Mammogram, One Breast	645,977	792,770	$54,335,878	$68.54
291	84520	Urea Nitrogen (BUN)	533,666	789,459	$3,363,268	$4.26
143	64493	Lower Back Facet Joint Injection, First Level	353,386	783,161	$165,871,587	$211.80
243	86038	Antinuclear Antibody Screen	677,291	776,861	$10,192,098	$13.12
204	73721	MRI of Leg Joint, No Contrast	622,989	774,813	$108,265,595	$139.73
269	76642	Limited Breast Ultrasound	616,394	761,132	$39,082,556	$51.35
193	99495	Transitional Care Management, Moderate Complexity	672,615	758,364	$116,146,163	$153.15
321	96401	Chemotherapy Injection Under the Skin or into Muscle	142,886	755,907	$59,790,681	$79.10
453	83861	—	282,270	742,927	$16,309,292	$21.95
138	90961	Monthly Dialysis Management, Adult, Two or Three Visits	236,674	731,806	$174,132,762	$237.95
279	87070	Bacterial Culture, Other Source	581,261	729,887	$6,837,404	$9.37
392	83516	—	344,300	719,599	$8,994,767	$12.50
275	93922	Limited Arterial Circulation Study, Arms or Legs	596,801	718,567	$40,737,467	$56.69
311	84480	Total Triiodothyronine (T3) Blood Test	508,213	717,356	$11,047,140	$15.40
180	93925	Complete Duplex Ultrasound of Leg Arteries, Both Legs	597,814	711,906	$126,960,828	$178.34
284	72040	Neck (Cervical) Spine X-ray, Limited Views	563,546	707,660	$15,770,407	$22.29
54	78815	PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Mid-Thigh	485,270	697,175	$395,568,981	$567.39
307	84479	Thyroid Hormone Uptake Test	508,537	690,929	$4,856,952	$7.03
259	94726	Lung Volume Testing by Body Plethysmography	638,248	687,092	$23,060,412	$33.56
154	99496	Transitional Care Management, High Complexity	592,077	684,698	$150,361,952	$219.60
303	88311	Decalcification of Tissue for Sectioning	515,962	668,856	$9,333,156	$13.95
256	72141	Neck MRI, No Contrast Dye	592,359	664,606	$79,604,368	$119.78
285	31575	Flexible Laryngoscopy, Diagnostic	508,455	657,496	$70,442,894	$107.14
182	31231	Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy	448,577	655,342	$124,999,606	$190.74
313	76937	Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access	503,956	651,467	$11,016,645	$16.91
301	00812	Anesthesia for Screening Colonoscopy	516,091	650,255	$56,004,547	$86.13
331	84155	Total Protein, Blood	469,162	646,047	$2,525,225	$3.91
282	87880	Rapid Strep A Antigen Test	574,553	641,127	$10,253,001	$15.99
360	82977	Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Blood Test	381,143	633,283	$4,901,589	$7.74
242	00813	Anesthesia for Combined Upper and Lower Endoscopy	487,789	631,983	$84,381,522	$133.52
272	77066	Diagnostic Mammogram, Both Breasts	599,255	630,520	$55,641,225	$88.25
105	66982	Complex Cataract Surgery with Lens Implant	142,819	617,997	$212,500,356	$343.85
327	94640	Inhalation Treatment for Airway Obstruction	479,624	617,789	$10,609,456	$17.17
299	93325	Color Flow Mapping with Heart Ultrasound	519,886	615,053	$4,347,057	$7.07
298	86431	Rheumatoid Factor, Quantitative	520,712	608,554	$3,744,029	$6.15
346	73620	Foot X-ray, Two Views	403,858	604,778	$12,420,524	$20.54
342	82310	Total Calcium Blood Test	421,030	601,463	$3,331,270	$5.54
245	90792	Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation with Medical Assessment	517,563	593,383	$83,689,343	$141.04
209	74178	CT Abdomen and Pelvis, Before and After Contrast	508,720	586,657	$106,453,693	$181.46
348	73552	Thigh Bone X-Ray	400,397	585,980	$8,772,616	$14.97
557	83883	—	202,995	584,108	$8,619,151	$14.76
295	36620	Arterial Line Placement, Percutaneous	522,088	583,647	$26,561,204	$45.51
372	97164	Physical Therapy Re-evaluation	366,999	581,749	$33,837,936	$58.17
314	99292	Critical Care, Additional Time	272,159	571,734	$63,236,537	$110.60
296	86803	Hepatitis C Antibody Test	521,713	571,230	$8,843,580	$15.48
363	82040	Blood Albumin Test	378,082	565,852	$2,996,088	$5.29
503	88360	Manual Scoring of Tumor Immunostain	239,365	563,489	$35,234,169	$62.53
496	83520	Quantitative Immunoassay, Substance Not Otherwise Specified	243,104	562,076	$9,468,496	$16.85
483	82378	—	255,751	559,624	$11,524,851	$20.59
305	70498	CT Angiogram of the Neck	509,813	555,848	$51,155,026	$92.03
263	73221	Arm Joint MRI, No Contrast Dye	452,751	553,520	$76,887,598	$138.91
310	70486	CT Scan of Sinuses and Facial Bones	508,273	553,002	$36,094,018	$65.27
323	76775	Limited Retroperitoneal Ultrasound	485,044	548,713	$22,968,243	$41.86
345	73590	Lower Leg X-Ray	406,090	542,284	$7,110,436	$13.11
374	84132	Potassium Blood Level	362,526	539,749	$2,679,479	$4.96
320	72131	CT Scan of the Lower (Lumbar) Spine, No Contrast	486,994	537,629	$33,827,518	$62.92
394	99406	Smoking Cessation Counseling, Intermediate	343,039	536,081	$7,437,395	$13.87
324	70496	CT Angiogram of the Head	484,552	532,818	$50,334,916	$94.47
373	76641	Complete Breast Ultrasound	365,448	532,288	$48,268,911	$90.68
439	77002	Fluoroscopic Guidance for Needle Placement	295,567	532,203	$40,370,833	$75.86
167	93458	Left Heart Catheterization with Coronary Angiography	487,687	510,007	$138,390,438	$271.35
410	90836	Mid-Length Psychotherapy Session Added to a Medical Visit	105,867	509,821	$44,592,883	$87.47
49	27447	Total Knee Replacement	294,406	508,571	$462,417,830	$909.25
435	99348	Home Visit, Established Patient, Level 2	190,009	507,626	$41,915,702	$82.57
442	85018	—	292,026	506,771	$1,300,115	$2.57
118	17312	Mohs Surgery, Face and High-Risk Sites, Additional Stage	312,827	503,745	$195,929,977	$388.95
368	86141	High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein	372,932	497,013	$6,992,575	$14.07
334	76514	Corneal Thickness Measurement by Ultrasound	462,469	496,471	$5,943,620	$11.97
412	64494	Lower Back Facet Joint Injection, Second Level	315,158	487,978	$44,581,657	$91.36
405	84075	Total Alkaline Phosphatase Blood Test	334,052	485,952	$2,673,699	$5.50
488	96127	Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening, Per Instrument	250,521	485,452	$2,512,346	$5.18
205	45378	Diagnostic Colonoscopy	382,530	485,358	$107,691,508	$221.88
251	99350	Home Visit, Established Patient, Level 4	160,364	483,831	$80,499,893	$166.38
364	82044	—	376,955	482,012	$2,911,205	$6.04
359	83690	Lipase Blood Test	385,061	480,997	$3,594,883	$7.47
186	01402	Anesthesia for Knee Replacement Surgery	317,316	480,204	$119,074,072	$247.97
184	00790	Anesthesia for Upper Abdominal Surgery	320,039	476,820	$121,635,916	$255.10
223	11043	Wound Debridement Down to Muscle or Fascia	133,088	476,016	$92,648,141	$194.63
352	93923	Complete Arterial Circulation Study, Arms or Legs	398,965	472,611	$42,333,985	$89.57
444	82247	Total Bilirubin Blood Test	289,297	470,570	$2,515,284	$5.35
347	76830	Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound	400,631	462,288	$39,482,235	$85.41
388	82150	Amylase Blood Test	347,420	460,712	$3,241,659	$7.04
351	93005	Electrocardiogram, Tracing Only	400,050	458,743	$3,796,927	$8.28
486	88331	—	252,519	457,927	$33,225,131	$72.56
353	64636	Lower Back Facet Nerve Ablation, Additional Joint	184,985	455,690	$52,356,533	$114.90
356	76856	Complete Pelvic Ultrasound, Non-Pregnancy	391,282	455,664	$34,628,063	$75.99
379	74019	Abdominal X-ray, Two Views	355,575	454,294	$6,728,694	$14.81
398	85730	Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Blood Test	339,010	447,625	$2,923,974	$6.53
376	93308	Limited or Follow-Up Heart Ultrasound	360,514	446,494	$15,159,961	$33.95
354	99316	Nursing Facility Discharge Visit, Longer Session	397,239	442,614	$43,429,125	$98.12
419	20605	Intermediate Joint Injection or Aspiration	312,617	439,245	$20,408,955	$46.46
386	84154	Free PSA Blood Test	354,273	439,110	$8,767,673	$19.97
390	73080	Full Elbow X-Ray Series	346,219	430,637	$6,912,235	$16.05
399	92235	Fluorescein Angiography of the Retina	336,931	429,248	$39,554,581	$92.15
381	86376	Thyroid Microsomal Antibody	355,390	428,419	$6,772,593	$15.81
318	68761	Punctal Plug Insertion for Dry Eye	186,215	428,337	$60,667,870	$141.64
404	51741	Complex Urine Flow Study	334,169	427,654	$4,904,722	$11.47
385	36556	Non-Tunneled Central Line Placement, Age 5 and Over	354,388	424,413	$36,646,442	$86.35
423	73140	Finger X-Ray	309,556	418,376	$9,231,766	$22.07
461	20600	Arthrocentesis, Small Joint	276,300	416,348	$18,003,900	$43.24
396	92285	External Photography of the Eye and Lids	339,567	416,010	$8,223,965	$19.77
369	72050	Neck (Cervical) Spine X-ray, Extended Views	370,823	413,243	$12,918,629	$31.26
130	64635	Lower Back Facet Nerve Ablation, First Joint	201,797	411,567	$177,788,246	$431.98
450	11730	—	284,442	390,381	$40,709,292	$104.28
473	00910	Anesthesia for Transurethral Bladder Procedures	229,429	389,692	$38,346,423	$98.40
391	00400	Anesthesia for Skin Surgery on Limbs and Trunk	239,543	386,464	$47,145,537	$121.99
377	82274	Fecal Immunochemical Test for Blood	359,288	385,132	$6,637,158	$17.23
344	43235	Upper GI Endoscopy, Diagnostic	308,743	385,085	$55,331,255	$143.69
514	64484	—	234,288	383,098	$30,448,996	$79.48
440	99183	Physician Supervision of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy	16,447	382,779	$41,502,954	$108.43
382	11104	Punch Biopsy of Skin	354,646	382,429	$41,744,959	$109.16
413	74230	Swallowing Study with Video X-ray	322,841	380,475	$12,298,534	$32.32
460	73060	Upper Arm Bone X-Ray	276,851	377,760	$5,391,178	$14.27
406	10060	Incision and Drainage of Abscess, Simple	327,559	375,803	$41,999,107	$111.76
402	93320	Full Doppler Flow Measurement with Heart Ultrasound	335,664	373,653	$9,904,026	$26.51
280	77280	Simple Radiation Therapy Simulation	135,829	373,495	$71,947,484	$192.63
273	74183	MRI Abdomen, Before and After Contrast	308,834	372,360	$73,501,008	$197.39
480	88173	Fine Needle Aspiration Interpretation	256,883	372,068	$32,898,862	$88.42
240	90966	Monthly Home Dialysis Management, Adult	54,698	370,719	$86,981,883	$234.63
191	95811	Sleep Study with CPAP or BiPAP Titration	318,345	366,770	$116,673,302	$318.11
530	93042	—	215,502	366,623	$2,648,928	$7.23
525	20552	Trigger Point Injection, One or Two Muscles	227,204	358,873	$17,151,371	$47.79
477	85045	Automated Reticulocyte Count	257,226	357,718	$1,552,761	$4.34
434	99282	—	299,844	353,194	$14,148,084	$40.06
427	73700	CT Scan of Leg or Foot, No Contrast	306,231	352,871	$23,796,757	$67.44
409	94727	Lung Volume Testing by Gas Dilution or Washout	326,871	352,154	$12,269,297	$34.84
436	93312	Transesophageal Heart Ultrasound, Complete Service	296,596	349,529	$38,991,251	$111.55
492	82670	Estradiol Blood Test	245,765	349,058	$10,576,159	$30.30
520	96133	Neuropsychological Test Interpretation, Extra Time	127,823	348,847	$33,870,119	$97.09
411	93227	—	324,873	345,057	$9,129,097	$26.46
432	99304	Initial Nursing Facility Visit, Level 1	304,288	343,175	$30,974,470	$90.26
429	71101	Rib X-ray, One Side, with Chest View	304,327	338,032	$6,602,967	$19.53
384	27096	Sacroiliac Joint Injection with Imaging Guidance	237,504	337,631	$47,613,455	$141.02
490	84402	Free Testosterone Blood Test	247,909	335,368	$9,259,472	$27.61
447	72070	Mid-Back (Thoracic) Spine X-ray, Two Views	286,276	334,040	$6,906,635	$20.68
475	86800	Thyroglobulin Antibody	258,488	329,325	$5,688,162	$17.27
479	87205	—	256,914	328,693	$1,525,777	$4.64
438	86200	Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody	295,795	326,966	$4,588,291	$14.03
395	01480	Anesthesia for Lower Leg, Ankle and Foot Surgery	202,397	324,323	$45,953,786	$141.69
542	84295	—	210,100	322,153	$1,651,341	$5.13
225	13132	Complex Wound Repair of Face, Neck, Hands, or Feet (Mid-Length)	272,804	320,740	$92,505,602	$288.41
446	97163	Physical Therapy Evaluation, High Complexity	287,484	313,753	$26,753,850	$85.27
487	77001	—	251,262	313,122	$7,615,218	$24.32
452	87340	Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test	284,303	311,212	$3,486,217	$11.20
494	83090	Homocysteine Blood Test	245,231	308,904	$5,668,261	$18.35
489	01992	—	151,976	305,661	$36,229,617	$118.53
532	80051	—	214,722	305,014	$2,313,551	$7.59
498	73501	—	242,353	304,663	$5,357,055	$17.58
358	77263	Complex Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning	280,207	303,164	$51,213,635	$168.93
235	95810	Attended Overnight Sleep Study in a Lab	274,120	301,142	$90,290,760	$299.83
417	93978	Complete Duplex Ultrasound of Aorta, Vena Cava, and Iliac Vessels	262,131	300,714	$43,536,892	$144.78
548	82533	Total Cortisol Blood Test	208,840	300,073	$5,309,250	$17.69
517	76882	Limited Ultrasound of an Arm or Leg	233,389	299,567	$12,060,092	$40.26
283	00840	Anesthesia for Lower Abdominal Surgery	204,549	299,160	$70,743,261	$236.47
555	84466	Transferrin Blood Test	202,996	297,192	$4,108,651	$13.82
506	70491	CT Scan of Neck Soft Tissue with Contrast	238,616	293,805	$25,462,886	$86.67
510	86225	Double-Stranded DNA Antibody	237,149	290,823	$4,328,144	$14.88
540	84270	Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Blood Test	210,436	289,531	$6,782,088	$23.42
500	74022	—	241,661	288,191	$5,195,545	$18.03
424	95816	EEG, Awake and Drowsy	259,074	287,602	$42,892,579	$149.14
420	17262	Destruction of Skin Cancer on Trunk, Arm, or Leg (Mid-Size)	226,774	285,623	$43,007,396	$150.57
491	76376	3D Image Reconstruction and Interpretation	247,563	284,132	$3,679,668	$12.95
338	62321	Neck or Upper Back Epidural Injection with Imaging	145,858	284,065	$55,629,044	$195.83
467	90471	Immunization Administration, First	264,691	282,136	$4,414,644	$15.65
469	93224	—	262,675	280,684	$23,455,807	$83.57
278	12032	Layered Wound Repair, Trunk or Limbs (Mid-Length)	251,240	280,415	$72,487,815	$258.50
458	82270	—	278,319	278,674	$1,188,893	$4.27
90	27130	Total Hip Replacement	163,252	278,020	$253,060,339	$910.22
95	93229	Mobile Cardiac Telemetry, Technical Support and Surveillance	269,150	277,946	$244,949,562	$881.28
538	93926	—	210,685	277,028	$19,234,417	$69.43
512	86592	—	236,509	270,780	$1,257,681	$4.64
416	01922	Anesthesia for Imaging or Radiation Therapy	172,613	270,381	$43,673,929	$161.53
468	31500	—	234,095	268,756	$38,693,871	$143.97
521	78306	—	228,817	266,788	$22,236,553	$83.35
194	00670	Anesthesia for Major Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery	175,964	265,053	$114,380,114	$431.54
519	64447	Femoral Nerve Block, Single Injection	231,111	264,269	$17,256,925	$65.30
397	72158	Low-Back MRI, Before and After Contrast	228,317	260,641	$45,403,023	$174.20
330	64490	Neck or Mid-Back Facet Joint Injection, First Level	116,257	259,783	$57,349,730	$220.76
495	70544	—	243,942	259,401	$24,908,851	$96.02
543	73090	—	209,791	257,161	$3,249,181	$12.63
161	92928	Coronary Stent Placement, Single Major Vessel	204,366	253,224	$141,076,689	$557.12
518	99315	—	231,636	252,540	$17,557,121	$69.52
534	92025	Computerized Corneal Mapping (Topography)	214,473	251,424	$9,040,532	$35.96
297	01214	Anesthesia for Hip Replacement Surgery	169,895	249,472	$66,054,278	$264.78
502	87624	High-Risk HPV DNA Test	240,310	247,395	$9,432,003	$38.13
529	72146	Mid-Back MRI, No Contrast Dye	218,036	243,641	$29,106,519	$119.46
408	93351	Stress Echocardiogram, Complete with Supervision	237,157	242,756	$44,769,288	$184.42
459	00300	Anesthesia for Head, Neck and Back Soft Tissue Surgery	155,560	240,140	$39,917,959	$166.23
559	76872	—	202,419	237,554	$22,844,212	$96.16
103	36902	Dialysis Access Angioplasty, Peripheral Segment	125,103	235,061	$221,746,887	$943.36
493	93975	Complete Duplex Ultrasound of Abdominal and Pelvic Vessels	201,108	231,888	$36,114,794	$155.74
547	11602	Excision of Skin Cancer on Trunk, Arm, or Leg (Mid-Size)	197,639	231,365	$32,120,483	$138.83
535	92550	—	213,350	229,709	$5,236,766	$22.80
375	72197	Pelvis MRI, Before and After Contrast	201,069	226,645	$48,550,200	$214.21
455	90962	—	91,272	219,096	$40,344,944	$184.14
383	77290	Complex Radiation Therapy Simulation	171,057	217,297	$47,755,935	$219.77
294	13121	Complex Wound Repair of Scalp, Arms, or Legs (Mid-Length)	182,353	216,239	$67,207,023	$310.80
536	92002	—	210,837	213,548	$17,616,918	$82.50
481	95819	EEG Recording Both Awake and Asleep	189,100	205,968	$37,697,891	$183.03
526	90868	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Follow-Up Treatment Session	7,451	204,909	$33,498,536	$163.48
108	78492	Cardiac PET Perfusion Imaging, Rest and Stress	179,547	197,323	$207,191,217	$1,050.01
367	55700	Prostate Needle Biopsy Retired after Q4 2025	152,980	180,126	$49,998,435	$277.57
471	95911	Nerve Conduction Studies, 9-10 Studies	169,101	175,498	$38,630,595	$220.12
474	65855	Laser Trabeculoplasty for Glaucoma	96,926	174,878	$38,204,717	$218.46
501	88377	—	66,720	174,825	$35,549,004	$203.34
482	01230	Anesthesia for Upper Thigh Bone Surgery	121,083	172,875	$37,222,905	$215.32
341	77338	Multi-Leaf Collimator Design for IMRT	135,281	172,275	$55,455,367	$321.90
247	64721	Carpal Tunnel Release	106,301	169,518	$83,140,196	$490.45
497	01844	—	88,852	166,926	$35,913,398	$215.15
211	63047	Lumbar Laminectomy for Spinal Decompression	101,264	166,656	$104,838,546	$629.07
527	00320	—	105,296	164,948	$33,381,017	$202.37
516	43248	—	99,524	161,262	$34,138,628	$211.70
549	01630	—	113,904	160,577	$31,942,317	$198.92
441	43249	Upper Endoscopy with Esophageal Balloon Dilation	109,267	160,316	$41,423,633	$258.39
350	26055	Trigger Finger Release (Tendon Sheath Incision)	78,269	149,938	$52,841,395	$352.42
159	77301	IMRT Treatment Planning	135,509	149,730	$142,530,051	$951.91
428	77295	3D Conformal Radiotherapy Planning	128,152	147,855	$42,408,802	$286.83
545	52332	Cystoscopy with Ureteral Stent Placement	104,257	147,504	$32,210,116	$218.37
258	17313	Mohs Surgery, Trunk, Arms, or Legs, First Stage	111,484	140,514	$78,383,560	$557.83
333	36561	Implanted Port with Tunneled Catheter, Age 5 and Over	130,823	139,061	$56,486,447	$406.20
465	36558	—	112,482	133,614	$38,999,746	$291.88
511	00630	—	91,667	133,028	$34,523,135	$259.52
156	29827	Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair	69,987	132,723	$144,032,985	$1,085.21
456	00537	Anesthesia for Cardiac Ablation and Electrophysiology Studies	85,626	129,248	$40,271,992	$311.59
268	47562	Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	100,161	123,399	$74,427,000	$603.14
476	19083	Breast Needle Biopsy with Ultrasound Guidance	114,950	118,765	$37,787,048	$318.17
201	27245	Hip Fracture Repair with Intramedullary Nail	82,478	107,268	$108,475,259	$1,011.25
393	64633	Neck or Mid-Back Facet Nerve Ablation, First Joint	53,715	107,060	$46,115,745	$430.75
513	13101	Complex Wound Repair of the Trunk (Mid-Length)	94,011	106,877	$34,428,979	$322.14
287	33208	Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Insertion	103,057	105,275	$68,904,503	$654.52
213	23472	Total Shoulder Replacement	64,371	104,863	$104,033,619	$992.09
162	36475	Radiofrequency Vein Ablation, First Vein	58,678	104,778	$139,037,462	$1,326.97
463	52442	—	26,621	103,675	$39,333,554	$379.39
457	28285	Hammertoe Correction	44,227	98,017	$40,037,264	$408.47
196	33533	Coronary Bypass Using a Single Arterial Graft	59,982	96,885	$113,588,836	$1,172.41
515	93460	—	88,341	89,649	$34,204,875	$381.54
389	22842	Posterior Spinal Instrumentation, 3 to 6 Segments	55,066	88,515	$47,165,082	$532.85
276	33361	Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Femoral Puncture	44,107	82,711	$73,251,128	$885.63
277	27236	Surgical Repair of Femoral Neck Fracture	56,751	78,829	$72,757,167	$922.97
355	29881	Knee Arthroscopy with Meniscectomy	52,058	77,527	$51,763,534	$667.68
430	78816	PET/CT Scan, Whole Body	56,559	76,864	$42,321,704	$550.61
522	00560	Anesthesia for Heart Surgery Without Bypass Machine	58,278	75,797	$33,588,041	$443.13
533	87633	—	55,222	73,389	$32,994,909	$449.59
561	20680	—	50,615	70,987	$30,990,979	$436.57
380	67904	Droopy Eyelid Repair, External Levator Approach	31,365	68,837	$47,946,690	$696.52
418	19301	Partial Mastectomy (Lumpectomy)	56,360	68,609	$43,409,293	$632.71
554	36907	—	42,637	67,826	$31,564,780	$465.38
509	22840	Posterior Spinal Instrumentation, Non-Segmental	41,245	67,498	$34,661,043	$513.51
252	22551	Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, One Level	39,759	65,219	$80,017,550	$1,226.91
403	50590	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy	46,679	64,863	$44,949,701	$692.99
401	00567	Anesthesia for On-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery	51,644	64,763	$45,090,758	$696.24
325	15260	Full-Thickness Skin Graft to Nose, Ear, Eyelid, or Lip	53,763	63,283	$57,706,427	$911.88
264	22633	Lumbar Fusion, Posterior Plus Interbody, One Level	37,577	62,510	$75,978,625	$1,215.46
560	67210	—	36,719	61,099	$31,035,721	$507.96
508	49505	Inguinal Hernia Repair, Age 5 or Older	47,969	60,861	$34,875,122	$573.03
433	29880	Knee Arthroscopy, Meniscectomy Both Compartments	38,602	59,357	$42,177,546	$710.57
306	36478	Laser Vein Ablation, First Vein	32,620	59,213	$64,180,909	$1,083.90
551	91110	Capsule Endoscopy, Esophagus Through Ileum	52,105	54,468	$31,707,120	$582.12
317	93656	Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (Pulmonary Vein Isolation)	51,272	53,059	$61,243,304	$1,154.25
81	63685	Spinal Cord Stimulator Generator Implant	30,432	49,122	$277,827,856	$5,655.87
464	52601	TURP - Transurethral Prostate Resection	45,273	48,131	$39,243,332	$815.34
422	35301	—	34,248	47,918	$42,949,474	$896.31
266	36905	Dialysis Access Clot Removal with Angioplasty	28,195	47,626	$75,646,682	$1,588.35
370	77523	Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Intermediate Delivery	1,947	47,605	$49,977,649	$1,049.84
326	67042	Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peel	27,474	45,987	$57,617,705	$1,252.91
73	37225	Thigh Artery Atherectomy Retired after Q4 2025	36,683	45,821	$285,066,077	$6,221.30
227	36482	Adhesive Closure of a Leg Vein, First Vein	24,612	45,608	$92,114,167	$2,019.69
505	00562	—	36,646	45,452	$35,072,589	$771.64
312	65778	Amniotic Membrane Placement on the Eye Surface	27,596	45,242	$63,784,727	$1,409.86
304	33249	Implantable Defibrillator System Placement	42,468	43,639	$64,918,334	$1,487.62
70	37229	Below-Knee Artery Atherectomy, First Vessel Retired after Q4 2025	29,777	40,009	$293,778,050	$7,342.80
451	37228	— Retired after Q4 2025	30,048	35,107	$40,435,651	$1,151.78
443	77373	Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Delivery	6,805	32,171	$41,262,161	$1,282.59
523	37221	— Retired after Q4 2025	28,311	30,437	$33,577,201	$1,103.17
556	67036	Vitrectomy Through the Pars Plana	18,062	30,049	$31,426,656	$1,045.85
407	36465	Foam Sclerotherapy of a Main Leg Vein	16,446	28,801	$44,845,775	$1,557.09
472	25609	Open Repair of Complex Distal Radius Fracture	18,237	28,298	$38,485,374	$1,360.00
343	22514	Lumbar Vertebral Augmentation (Kyphoplasty)	25,002	27,446	$55,333,564	$2,016.09
478	33405	—	17,210	27,198	$37,714,891	$1,386.68
528	67108	Retinal Detachment Repair by Vitrectomy	16,376	27,001	$33,317,432	$1,233.93
558	27487	Total Knee Replacement Revision, Both Components	16,302	26,422	$31,406,479	$1,188.65
504	37226	— Retired after Q4 2025	23,129	25,379	$35,180,334	$1,386.20
552	65756	Endothelial Corneal Transplant	12,368	25,249	$31,573,739	$1,250.49
362	22513	Thoracic Vertebral Augmentation (Kyphoplasty)	22,096	25,107	$50,358,903	$2,005.77
254	36903	Dialysis Access Stent Placement, Peripheral Segment	19,038	24,199	$79,688,146	$3,293.03
92	37227	Thigh Artery Stent with Atherectomy Retired after Q4 2025	19,514	23,271	$249,650,884	$10,727.98
292	36906	Dialysis Access Clot Removal with Stent Placement	12,039	16,277	$67,589,209	$4,152.44
322	64590	Peripheral or Gastric Nerve Stimulator Generator Implant	12,500	16,023	$59,062,317	$3,686.10
537	64561	Sacral Nerve Stimulator Electrode Placement	8,477	14,695	$32,654,904	$2,222.18

Beneficiary counts apply to one code at a time. A patient who received two of these codes is counted under both, so the column cannot be added up into a number of people. Rank is each code's position among all 7,854 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2019, so the column skips a number wherever a code we don't yet cover sits.

Which codes bring in the most Medicare money?

Spending concentrates hard. The top 25 codes carry 55.6% of the $84.6B these 500 codes account for.

1 99214 Established Patient Office Visit, Level 4 $10.9B
2 99213 Established Patient Office Visit, Level 3 $6.4B
3 99232 Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 2 $3.2B
4 99233 Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 3 $2.6B
5 66984 Cataract Surgery with Lens Implant $2.2B
6 99223 Initial Hospital Care, Level 3 $2.1B
7 99285 Emergency Department Visit, Level 5 $2.0B
8 99204 New Patient Office Visit, Level 4 $1.7B
9 92014 Comprehensive Eye Exam, Established Patient $1.6B
10 97110 Therapeutic Exercise, 15 Minutes $1.5B

Why the most common codes aren't the most expensive

Rank the same 500 codes by patients and then by dollars, and the two lists disagree. A cheap service given to millions and a costly one given to thousands can land far apart depending on which question you ask.

Many patients, little money

81003 Urinalysis, Automated without Microscopy

By beneficiaries: #29
By allowed dollars: #395
Per service: $2.43

Few patients, lots of money

37229 Below-Knee Artery Atherectomy, First Vessel

By beneficiaries: #475
By allowed dollars: #47
Per service: $7,342.80

What this data covers — and what it doesn't

These are CY2019 Medicare fee-for-service totals at the national level. Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial volume are excluded, so real-world use of every code here runs higher than the numbers show.

Beneficiary counts belong to a single code. Summing that column would count the same patient once for every code they received, so this page never totals it or calls it a patient count.

The shortlist covers numeric CPT codes. Drug codes and HCPCS Level II are excluded by design — the first are billed per unit, which makes service counts incomparable, and the second already carry CMS-owned descriptions.

7 codes on this list have since left the fee schedule. CMS billed them heavily in CY2019 and then deleted them, so their links point at the last quarter that priced them rather than at a page that no longer exists.

How the ranking is built

A code's overall position is its best standing across two measures: unique beneficiaries served and total allowed dollars. Ranking on either one alone buries half the story — beneficiaries favor cheap high-volume tests, dollars favor expensive procedures. Sort the table by a single measure to see each view on its own. The ranking spans all 7,854 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2019; this table shows the top 500 we cover.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners — by Geography and Service, national rows, CY2019. This is a calendar-year snapshot on its own publication cycle, separate from the quarterly fee schedule that produces the rates on each code page. Full methodology.

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