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Medicare's 500 most-billed CPT codes of 2022

In CY2022 Medicare paid $81.4B across these 500 CPT codes. 99214 (Long Follow-Up Office Visit) leads every measure: 24.9M beneficiaries and $11.8B 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
$81.4B
Total Medicare allowed dollars
Services
1.2B
Times these codes were billed
Top 25
56.6%
Share of the allowed dollars
Vintage
CY2022
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# Code What it is Beneficiaries Services Allowed Per service
1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit 24,941,920 98,481,672 $11,796,083,200 $119.78
2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit 22,207,010 73,672,543 $6,296,169,803 $85.46
3 36415 Blood Draw 15,397,862 40,881,177 $120,850,685 $2.96
4 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit 3,229,255 25,434,408 $2,590,719,359 $101.86
5 80053 Full Metabolic Blood Panel 13,299,369 26,916,487 $280,133,581 $10.41
6 99232 Daily Hospital Visit 3,574,498 35,071,006 $2,469,558,438 $70.42
7 85025 Blood Cell Count With Differential 12,079,725 26,294,994 $201,236,685 $7.65
8 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit 9,285,748 12,302,078 $1,978,097,405 $160.79
9 66984 Cataract Surgery 1,086,516 8,861,299 $1,970,028,572 $222.32
10 80061 Cholesterol Blood Panel 11,657,804 17,404,519 $229,679,769 $13.20
11 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit 6,047,306 11,328,803 $1,894,380,835 $167.22
12 84443 Thyroid Blood Test 9,174,857 13,858,772 $229,647,223 $16.57
13 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit 3,545,714 8,886,779 $1,743,548,243 $196.20
14 83036 Average Blood Sugar Test 7,929,743 13,903,185 $132,904,714 $9.56
15 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency 5,544,139 9,036,273 $1,586,226,272 $175.54
16 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises 2,872,184 61,738,412 $1,489,681,856 $24.13
17 99203 New Patient Office Visit 7,847,401 9,688,379 $1,033,858,854 $106.71
18 92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient 7,525,077 9,317,611 $1,180,580,749 $126.70
19 99291 Critical Care 1,742,682 5,701,118 $1,244,786,900 $218.34
20 93010 Heart Tracing Reading 7,234,838 15,688,195 $130,048,543 $8.29
21 88305 Biopsy Tissue Examination 7,065,630 18,149,289 $929,480,304 $51.21
22 93000 Heart Tracing 6,717,903 10,200,153 $148,469,157 $14.56
23 97530 Daily-Activity Therapy 1,734,306 29,436,297 $981,532,291 $33.34
24 93306 Heart Ultrasound 5,832,272 6,680,314 $787,291,194 $117.85
25 99309 Extended Nursing Home Visit 1,650,447 10,772,923 $901,475,803 $83.68
26 77067 Screening Mammogram 5,725,284 6,028,161 $411,552,110 $68.27
27 90837 Extended Therapy Session 484,963 6,025,409 $754,690,653 $125.25
28 71045 Chest X-Ray, One View 5,420,259 14,066,567 $131,592,408 $9.35
29 97112 Balance and Coordination Therapy 1,768,457 25,182,564 $736,183,327 $29.23
30 99212 Brief Follow-Up Office Visit 5,257,364 8,347,460 $443,254,210 $53.10
31 99308 Nursing Home Visit 1,569,379 10,608,615 $696,097,216 $65.62
32 27447 Knee Replacement 284,087 527,027 $664,401,265 $1,260.66
33 77063 3D Screening Mammogram 5,228,967 5,508,376 $200,784,481 $36.45
34 71046 Chest X-Ray, Two Views 4,965,314 6,910,717 $117,928,348 $17.06
35 99222 Hospital Admission Visit 2,499,946 4,773,099 $637,693,378 $133.60
36 82306 Vitamin D Blood Test 4,721,179 6,341,005 $185,031,448 $29.18
37 97140 Hands-On Physical Therapy 2,096,875 28,619,230 $619,076,549 $21.63
38 81001 Urine Test With Microscope Exam 4,027,725 6,276,802 $19,619,140 $3.13
39 99205 Longest New Patient Office Visit 2,544,897 2,913,480 $614,281,052 $210.84
40 17000 Precancerous Skin Spot Removal 4,007,924 5,820,855 $297,711,274 $51.15
41 90960 Monthly Dialysis Care, Frequent Visits 207,963 1,402,267 $506,890,198 $361.48
42 98941 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, Multiple Regions 1,287,331 12,733,622 $498,389,499 $39.14
43 45385 Colonoscopy With Polyp Removal 971,789 1,441,278 $494,908,306 $343.38
44 81003 Automated Urinalysis 3,570,608 5,712,757 $12,626,942 $2.21
45 17311 Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery, First Stage 654,449 854,806 $484,151,831 $566.39
46 92134 Retina Scan 3,490,929 7,683,798 $307,503,555 $40.02
47 99284 Emergency Visit, High Urgency 3,037,868 4,040,687 $481,864,030 $119.25
49 84439 Free T4 Thyroid Test 3,460,301 5,208,130 $46,305,608 $8.89
50 70450 Head CT Without Contrast 3,352,929 5,087,584 $215,910,212 $42.44
51 99239 Extended Hospital Discharge Visit 3,021,510 4,505,198 $466,243,104 $103.49
52 80048 Basic Metabolic Blood Panel 3,239,311 5,510,291 $45,916,175 $8.33
53 78815 PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Thigh 496,012 702,324 $438,997,915 $625.06
54 67028 Intravitreal Medication Injection 660,523 3,454,588 $419,302,915 $121.38
55 82607 Vitamin B12 Laboratory Test 3,157,654 4,207,752 $62,550,478 $14.87
56 82570 Urine Creatinine Test 3,117,355 4,670,429 $23,843,328 $5.11
57 74177 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With Contrast 2,372,192 3,226,769 $374,809,752 $116.16
58 93229 Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Analysis 325,231 335,372 $372,915,355 $1,111.95
59 17003 Additional Premalignant Skin Lesion Destruction 3,006,717 18,598,778 $119,575,021 $6.43
60 27130 Total Hip Arthroplasty 166,710 300,849 $363,014,599 $1,206.63
61 78452 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 1,318,188 1,363,244 $345,469,093 $253.42
62 92012 Established Patient Eye Examination, Intermediate 2,199,561 3,752,856 $344,478,147 $91.79
63 92250 Fundus Photography 2,817,198 3,292,473 $120,850,656 $36.71
64 82043 Urine Albumin Test 2,772,114 3,731,032 $21,224,959 $5.69
65 90834 Standard Therapy Session 435,575 3,697,652 $326,441,514 $88.28
66 20610 Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 2,496,677 4,950,302 $324,255,588 $65.50
67 87086 Urine Culture 2,647,026 4,360,679 $34,704,740 $7.96
68 45380 Colonoscopy With Tissue Sampling 931,073 1,355,782 $314,604,360 $232.05
69 77080 Central Bone Density Study 2,559,731 2,677,976 $58,666,892 $21.91
70 11102 Skin Biopsy, Initial Lesion 2,554,300 3,232,377 $284,441,131 $88.00
71 63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement 26,418 44,181 $310,235,487 $7,021.92
72 17110 Destruction of Benign Skin Lesions 2,121,712 2,817,190 $297,677,751 $105.66
73 99490 Chronic Care Management 972,970 4,736,341 $289,601,053 $61.14
74 37229 Leg Artery Plaque Removal Retired after Q4 2025 26,980 38,782 $285,418,276 $7,359.56
75 92133 Optic Nerve Imaging by Optical Coherence Tomography 2,352,050 2,685,343 $94,563,431 $35.21
76 92083 Comprehensive Visual Field Examination 2,293,022 2,685,264 $165,828,701 $61.76
77 96372 Therapeutic Injection Administration 2,253,743 7,563,839 $103,877,417 $13.73
78 43239 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Tissue Sampling 1,139,578 1,667,056 $277,645,056 $166.55
79 85027 Blood Cell Count 2,201,014 3,218,097 $20,524,284 $6.38
81 84153 Prostate-Specific Antigen Test 2,176,007 3,181,943 $57,652,984 $18.12
82 92004 New Patient Eye Examination, Comprehensive 1,716,978 1,783,625 $265,010,431 $148.58
83 66821 Laser Treatment of the Posterior Lens Capsule 478,997 1,347,649 $249,776,226 $185.34
85 11721 Debridement of Multiple Nails 2,073,043 5,480,220 $241,505,580 $44.07
86 64483 Lumbar or Sacral Transforaminal Epidural Injection 459,043 914,675 $230,709,595 $252.23
87 83540 Iron Laboratory Test 1,922,423 3,177,944 $20,254,353 $6.37
88 73502 Hip and Pelvis Radiograph 1,869,754 2,599,971 $70,438,791 $27.09
89 99310 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 4 636,479 1,907,650 $230,695,086 $120.93
91 73030 Shoulder Radiograph 1,867,238 2,692,865 $61,035,082 $22.67
92 71250 Chest CT Without Contrast 1,866,528 2,384,008 $165,015,325 $69.22
93 99497 Advance Care Planning 1,842,824 2,221,262 $171,482,115 $77.20
94 82728 Ferritin Laboratory Test 1,842,750 3,086,337 $41,442,760 $13.43
95 93880 Carotid Artery Duplex Study 1,611,453 1,765,896 $223,557,467 $126.60
96 74176 Abdomen and Pelvis CT Without Contrast 1,770,743 2,260,275 $214,249,199 $94.79
97 87798 Infectious-Agent Molecular Detection 478,716 6,406,564 $221,708,471 $34.61
98 96413 Intravenous Antineoplastic Infusion Administration 237,672 1,620,013 $221,450,252 $136.70
99 83735 Magnesium Laboratory Test 1,766,510 3,243,723 $21,413,157 $6.60
100 99220 — Retired after Q4 2022 1,066,755 1,261,386 $220,345,176 $174.68
101 82746 Folate Laboratory Test 1,737,028 2,284,979 $33,124,186 $14.50
102 99306 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 3 887,141 1,243,885 $202,552,849 $162.84
103 84550 Uric Acid Laboratory Test 1,669,298 2,767,023 $12,315,550 $4.45
104 17312 Mohs Surgery, Additional Stage 311,878 488,566 $196,886,935 $402.99
105 37225 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Balloon Widening Retired after Q4 2025 30,340 39,477 $196,545,973 $4,978.75
106 81002 Manual Urinalysis 1,638,391 2,454,876 $8,394,321 $3.42
107 66982 Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant 124,901 544,182 $191,156,417 $351.27
108 73630 Foot Radiograph 1,631,968 2,614,251 $65,545,773 $25.07
110 99211 Established Patient Office Visit, Level 1 1,595,795 2,858,376 $63,649,710 $22.27
111 00142 Anesthesia for Lens Surgery 929,441 1,831,838 $184,587,584 $100.77
112 83550 Iron-Binding Capacity Test 1,591,206 2,589,970 $22,307,251 $8.61
113 37227 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent Retired after Q4 2025 16,349 20,119 $181,472,914 $9,019.98
114 52000 Diagnostic Cystoscopy 646,101 846,054 $175,850,432 $207.85
115 73562 Knee Radiograph 1,565,409 2,283,356 $65,164,216 $28.54
116 77427 Radiation Treatment Management 227,180 914,021 $175,471,943 $191.98
117 99283 Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 1,524,790 1,938,738 $135,766,234 $70.03
118 72148 Lumbar Spine MRI Without Contrast 1,220,320 1,405,151 $174,691,390 $124.32
119 88342 Immunohistochemistry Study, Initial Antibody 1,493,364 2,332,703 $134,614,439 $57.71
120 87186 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 1,410,957 2,545,380 $21,712,967 $8.53
121 99442 Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 1,409,181 2,082,799 $173,663,002 $83.38
122 11042 Subcutaneous Tissue Wound Debridement 464,783 1,947,093 $172,875,507 $88.79
123 97161 Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,368,298 1,565,491 $158,887,567 $101.49
124 99231 Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 1 1,259,239 4,565,654 $172,136,991 $37.70
125 87088 Urine Culture Identification 1,367,080 2,122,034 $16,930,298 $7.98
126 72100 Lumbar Spine Radiograph 1,353,683 1,696,469 $42,207,538 $24.88
127 99443 Extended Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 962,944 1,440,054 $168,700,383 $117.15
128 86140 C-Reactive Protein Test 1,333,078 2,297,619 $11,726,273 $5.10
130 70553 Brain MRI With and Without Contrast 801,185 996,774 $164,628,544 $165.16
131 64635 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Nerve Ablation 193,090 351,017 $160,983,716 $458.62
132 99238 Hospital Discharge Visit 1,293,873 1,615,146 $114,006,890 $70.59
133 78492 Cardiac PET Scan, Multiple Studies 113,692 117,030 $153,064,081 $1,307.90
134 85652 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test 1,279,312 2,168,836 $5,771,442 $2.66
135 99202 New Patient Office Visit, Level 2 1,272,720 1,311,537 $89,933,217 $68.57
136 99496 Transitional Care After Discharge, Prompt Contact 533,086 615,735 $152,988,628 $248.47
137 00731 Anesthesia for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 886,785 1,376,789 $151,579,313 $110.10
138 51798 Bladder Residual Urine Measurement 1,268,056 1,883,697 $20,205,813 $10.73
139 11056 Paring of Multiple Benign Foot Lesions 726,236 1,778,466 $148,578,244 $83.54
140 93970 Bilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,260,152 1,521,032 $146,998,791 $96.64
141 71260 Chest CT With Contrast 1,240,804 1,748,492 $115,055,393 $65.80
142 77301 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Planning 151,452 170,763 $148,282,970 $868.36
143 71275 Chest CT Angiography 1,235,143 1,440,984 $135,992,817 $94.37
144 36902 Dialysis Circuit Endovascular Treatment 78,205 150,812 $146,968,196 $974.51
145 73564 Complete Knee Radiograph Study 1,220,903 1,671,528 $56,803,243 $33.98
146 90961 Monthly Dialysis Care, Fewer Visits 164,846 494,066 $146,440,222 $296.40
147 64493 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Joint Injection 288,975 636,407 $142,359,175 $223.69
148 87077 Microorganism Identification From Culture 1,219,250 1,909,441 $15,210,116 $7.97
150 93971 Unilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,213,413 1,554,749 $84,122,165 $54.11
151 00811 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1,033,019 1,342,745 $140,988,513 $105.00
152 97162 Detailed Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,208,799 1,367,956 $138,476,456 $101.23
153 72125 Cervical Spine CT Without Contrast 1,188,079 1,407,820 $70,862,546 $50.33
154 17004 Destruction of Multiple Premalignant Skin Lesions 563,569 831,283 $137,494,188 $165.40
156 74018 Abdominal Radiograph 1,130,945 1,999,603 $23,812,342 $11.91
157 29827 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 61,181 120,131 $134,617,318 $1,120.59
158 76770 Complete Retroperitoneal Ultrasound 1,093,973 1,280,172 $78,988,974 $61.70
159 69210 Impacted Earwax Removal 1,087,188 1,439,706 $63,064,508 $43.80
161 80307 Presumptive Drug Screening 857,604 2,199,747 $133,789,643 $60.82
163 62323 Lumbar or Sacral Epidural Injection 385,732 674,958 $133,565,258 $197.89
164 92557 Comprehensive Hearing Assessment 1,078,884 1,158,744 $44,442,776 $38.35
165 92136 Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Planning 1,070,047 1,757,422 $65,932,566 $37.52
166 99349 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 3 303,144 1,132,460 $131,777,355 $116.36
167 73560 Limited Knee Radiograph Study 1,006,192 1,455,647 $29,250,369 $20.09
168 99221 Initial Hospital Care, Level 1 987,933 1,324,039 $130,174,683 $98.32
169 70551 Brain MRI Without Contrast 1,002,955 1,119,328 $111,302,799 $99.44
170 90832 Brief Therapy Session 355,227 1,965,053 $129,980,979 $66.15
172 84481 Free Triiodothyronine Test 973,551 1,440,317 $24,024,596 $16.68
173 98940 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation 579,113 4,260,076 $117,486,305 $27.58
174 76942 — 913,619 1,156,061 $46,115,969 $39.89
175 93018 Cardiovascular Stress Test Interpretation 898,864 918,851 $13,184,003 $14.35
176 99305 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 2 683,322 909,857 $114,879,497 $126.26
177 93925 Bilateral Lower-Extremity Arterial Duplex Study 530,746 637,182 $114,820,841 $180.20
178 99217 — Retired after Q4 2022 888,442 992,521 $68,951,390 $69.47
179 99495 Transitional Care After Discharge 559,538 622,914 $113,213,790 $181.75
180 31231 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy 439,213 624,154 $112,996,944 $181.04
181 76705 Limited Abdominal Ultrasound 872,603 1,023,342 $39,577,797 $38.68
182 73130 Hand Radiograph 866,757 1,250,740 $29,049,644 $23.23
183 84100 Phosphorus Laboratory Test 858,681 1,656,817 $7,724,111 $4.66
185 23472 Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 68,388 112,699 $108,856,005 $965.90
186 01402 Anesthesia for Knee Arthroplasty 303,037 452,563 $108,827,564 $240.47
187 94729 Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity Test 853,439 929,739 $34,380,315 $36.98
188 82550 Creatine Kinase Test 842,518 1,379,853 $8,844,579 $6.41
189 93458 Coronary Angiography and Left Heart Catheterization 375,482 396,149 $108,747,709 $274.51
190 85610 Prothrombin Time Test 841,075 4,398,563 $18,588,897 $4.23
191 92928 Coronary Artery Stent Procedure 156,690 193,284 $106,444,660 $550.72
192 82565 Blood Creatinine Test 824,308 1,238,867 $6,160,001 $4.97
193 90791 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation 621,380 689,369 $105,367,164 $152.85
194 76536 Neck Soft-Tissue Ultrasound 821,307 937,688 $67,702,311 $72.20
195 11043 Muscle and Fascia Wound Debridement 130,742 522,504 $103,818,828 $198.69
196 88312 Special Stain for Microorganisms 685,173 1,362,473 $103,309,191 $75.82
197 64590 Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Battery Placement 16,087 21,675 $101,310,837 $4,674.09
198 93015 Complete Cardiovascular Stress Test 795,475 815,201 $54,552,650 $66.92
199 11103 Additional Skin Biopsy 795,292 1,390,290 $68,255,615 $49.09
200 20611 Ultrasound-Guided Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 490,780 972,189 $100,978,056 $103.87
202 92567 Tympanometry 793,121 876,191 $14,636,081 $16.70
203 00670 Anesthesia for Spine Surgery 155,517 234,236 $98,870,213 $422.10
204 73610 Ankle Radiograph 777,124 1,182,674 $27,144,446 $22.95
205 11720 Debridement of Nails 771,210 1,890,184 $61,992,567 $32.80
206 27245 Surgical Fixation of a Proximal Femur Fracture 74,886 98,169 $97,696,192 $995.18
207 00790 Anesthesia for Upper Abdominal Surgery 258,566 385,362 $97,047,132 $251.83
208 93016 Cardiovascular Stress Test Supervision 756,798 772,947 $16,429,624 $21.26
209 17313 Mohs Surgery on Trunk or Extremities, First Stage 134,894 170,317 $96,959,509 $569.29
210 84165 Serum Protein Electrophoresis 754,932 1,287,835 $18,062,616 $14.03
211 80076 Hepatic Function Panel 742,164 1,169,556 $9,407,622 $8.04
212 90966 Monthly Home Dialysis Services 50,046 323,445 $95,628,977 $295.66
213 84403 Total Testosterone Test 734,883 1,234,372 $31,344,411 $25.39
215 74178 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With and Without Contrast 438,450 505,013 $94,638,987 $187.40
216 84436 Total Thyroxine Test 729,727 977,389 $6,625,965 $6.78
217 87804 Influenza Antigen Test 729,529 1,481,083 $23,992,205 $16.20
218 96365 Intravenous Therapeutic Infusion Administration 326,570 1,391,294 $94,508,143 $67.93
219 87635 SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection 717,171 966,651 $48,751,789 $50.43
220 95165 Allergen Immunotherapy Preparation 169,113 6,237,292 $94,376,450 $15.13
221 72110 Multi-View Lumbar Spine Radiograph 705,131 793,711 $27,014,720 $34.04
222 97116 Gait Training 333,065 4,039,444 $94,189,946 $23.32
223 36465 Foam Sclerotherapy of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 34,235 67,108 $93,741,050 $1,396.87
224 94060 Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing 690,594 776,315 $22,494,067 $28.98
225 73721 Lower-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 557,258 696,349 $93,535,430 $134.32
226 88304 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level III 685,930 823,915 $16,960,093 $20.58
228 99441 — Retired after Q4 2024 685,452 904,248 $44,324,222 $49.02
229 63047 Lumbar Spine Decompression Surgery 81,928 137,346 $91,943,947 $669.43
230 90792 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services 455,342 520,550 $90,016,208 $172.93
231 76700 Complete Abdominal Ultrasound 678,365 781,520 $61,420,622 $78.59
232 36475 Radiofrequency Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 47,111 82,806 $89,752,256 $1,083.89
233 73110 Wrist Radiograph 654,979 1,035,811 $26,096,782 $25.19
234 90833 Psychotherapy With Evaluation and Management 345,595 1,368,732 $88,994,596 $65.02
235 36482 Adhesive Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 26,357 49,709 $86,613,878 $1,742.42
237 84156 Urine Protein Test 654,292 1,145,755 $4,145,397 $3.62
238 77280 Radiation Treatment Simulation 115,768 408,594 $85,807,231 $210.01
239 84460 Alanine Aminotransferase Test 652,664 1,481,708 $7,653,470 $5.17
241 97535 Self-Care and Home Management Training 525,979 3,146,773 $85,435,977 $27.15
242 99350 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 4 172,422 529,913 $84,764,082 $159.96
243 92020 Gonioscopy 644,660 738,885 $21,500,255 $29.10
244 12032 Intermediate Skin Wound Repair 291,105 326,963 $83,082,600 $254.10
246 33533 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 44,768 72,939 $82,938,334 $1,137.09
247 72170 Pelvis Radiograph 637,952 738,486 $10,586,978 $14.34
248 74183 Abdominal MRI With and Without Contrast 364,777 441,233 $82,847,422 $187.76
249 82248 Direct Bilirubin Test 636,503 971,711 $4,741,427 $4.88
250 00813 Anesthesia for Combined Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 490,646 632,002 $82,581,630 $130.67
251 88307 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level V 521,753 908,964 $81,657,726 $89.84
252 45378 Diagnostic Colonoscopy 280,271 355,217 $79,550,324 $223.95
253 94010 Spirometry 606,002 801,178 $17,470,254 $21.81
254 83615 Lactate Dehydrogenase Test 601,012 1,364,049 $8,090,335 $5.93
255 95886 Needle Electromyography Study 484,063 842,033 $79,001,197 $93.82
256 70498 Neck CT Angiography 598,415 661,711 $57,680,245 $87.17
257 86038 Antinuclear Antibody Test 596,291 679,706 $8,102,323 $11.92
259 76642 Limited Breast Ultrasound 583,639 691,968 $36,272,920 $52.42
260 99454 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Device Supply 262,676 1,358,480 $77,109,061 $56.76
261 93656 Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation 66,216 67,999 $76,660,813 $1,127.38
262 99307 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 1 583,455 1,763,327 $74,809,496 $42.43
263 77065 Unilateral Diagnostic Mammography 581,344 726,269 $48,806,679 $67.20
264 99457 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 289,732 1,523,341 $76,564,514 $50.26
265 64721 Open Carpal Tunnel Release 91,911 148,245 $75,534,422 $509.52
266 13132 Complex Skin Wound Repair 228,313 266,015 $75,476,473 $283.73
267 83880 Natriuretic Peptide Test 576,332 843,601 $32,647,000 $38.70
269 70496 Head CT Angiography 571,403 635,992 $57,568,561 $90.52
270 88313 Special Histochemical Stain 566,094 1,442,924 $62,707,605 $43.46
272 65778 Ocular Surface Amniotic Membrane Placement 30,111 53,039 $74,010,329 $1,395.39
273 88112 Cytopathology Examination 561,288 839,776 $33,716,006 $40.15
275 33361 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 50,147 93,820 $71,806,697 $765.37
276 77523 — 2,711 65,909 $70,898,998 $1,075.71
277 94726 Pulmonary Lung Volume Study 552,281 591,691 $20,285,383 $34.28
278 00812 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Screening Endoscopy 545,290 680,872 $57,805,411 $84.90
279 77066 Bilateral Diagnostic Mammography 544,729 574,888 $50,297,050 $87.49
281 72141 Cervical Spine MRI Without Contrast 534,535 602,714 $69,684,860 $115.62
282 27236 — 54,050 75,899 $68,775,987 $906.15
283 22633 — 34,600 57,555 $68,615,794 $1,192.18
284 80069 Renal Function Panel 523,492 1,004,999 $8,587,368 $8.54
285 22551 Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion 31,412 52,523 $68,135,331 $1,297.25
286 84450 — 517,577 800,267 $3,996,408 $4.99
288 73221 Upper-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 407,253 499,631 $66,932,251 $133.96
289 93325 Echocardiographic Color Flow Mapping 505,466 606,356 $3,835,081 $6.32
290 93922 — 494,986 601,638 $33,128,274 $55.06
292 86334 Immunofixation Electrophoresis 488,913 864,363 $17,673,494 $20.45
293 95811 — 180,507 204,169 $65,131,469 $319.01
294 33208 — 89,000 91,547 $64,564,062 $705.26
295 72040 — 484,568 609,654 $14,965,169 $24.55
296 01214 — 171,756 249,967 $63,963,165 $255.89
297 31575 — 423,171 536,170 $63,898,729 $119.18
298 76937 — 483,048 620,197 $10,673,764 $17.21
299 00840 — 188,490 275,796 $63,163,830 $229.02
300 20550 — 478,183 754,294 $38,959,853 $51.65
301 81000 — 474,322 789,644 $3,120,000 $3.95
302 68761 Lacrimal Punctum Closure 182,563 441,484 $62,691,100 $142.00
303 82947 — 474,123 860,641 $3,308,170 $3.84
304 72131 Lumbar Spine CT Without Contrast 470,345 521,520 $30,157,946 $57.83
305 86803 — 464,922 501,762 $7,041,051 $14.03
306 87880 Streptococcus Antigen Test 463,154 518,878 $8,382,624 $16.16
307 72197 Pelvic MRI With and Without Contrast 265,621 301,464 $60,698,611 $201.35
310 87811 Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test 459,860 649,910 $26,240,416 $40.38
312 13121 — 164,914 194,372 $59,711,072 $307.20
313 36620 — 458,985 515,513 $22,814,622 $44.26
314 92202 — 457,680 692,231 $11,508,674 $16.63
315 99292 — 253,074 546,430 $58,823,189 $107.65
316 86431 — 457,560 537,048 $3,000,869 $5.59
317 64561 Sacral Nerve Stimulation Electrode Placement 15,517 28,427 $58,169,724 $2,046.28
318 70486 — 455,171 495,438 $31,561,548 $63.70
319 47562 — 76,362 94,028 $57,765,969 $614.35
320 83721 — 444,056 605,859 $6,268,527 $10.35
321 84155 — 437,677 612,337 $2,154,960 $3.52
322 95810 — 171,517 186,914 $56,926,123 $304.56
323 82962 — 429,125 933,596 $3,001,851 $3.22
325 88311 — 426,800 550,346 $7,341,073 $13.34
326 77338 — 149,803 188,236 $56,570,702 $300.53
328 84480 — 420,858 595,900 $8,335,005 $13.99
330 87070 — 420,533 521,594 $4,434,101 $8.50
331 93308 — 420,085 521,252 $16,574,213 $31.80
332 99219 — Retired after Q4 2022 393,412 427,979 $55,065,760 $128.66
333 11055 — 401,906 765,217 $54,015,615 $70.59
334 96401 Subcutaneous or Intramuscular Antineoplastic Injection Administration 134,196 708,933 $54,529,990 $76.92
335 76514 — 401,852 431,816 $4,768,904 $11.04
337 84479 — 400,541 538,837 $3,440,599 $6.39
338 76775 — 396,707 449,893 $19,261,347 $42.81
339 78816 Whole-Body PET/CT Imaging 67,581 92,320 $53,743,279 $582.14
341 15260 — 49,716 57,801 $53,195,609 $920.32
342 84520 — 392,771 573,007 $2,183,030 $3.81
343 67042 — 23,659 39,829 $52,512,293 $1,318.44
344 76641 — 392,581 484,681 $48,400,975 $99.86
346 82310 — 391,714 550,844 $2,660,008 $4.83
347 26055 — 74,942 144,661 $52,441,323 $362.51
349 97597 — 233,645 677,929 $51,427,112 $75.86
350 77002 — 291,591 560,637 $51,235,878 $91.39
351 77300 — 264,216 1,194,819 $51,228,385 $42.88
352 84154 — 375,259 464,866 $8,428,882 $18.13
354 90935 — 138,623 696,627 $50,468,818 $72.45
355 33249 — 30,027 30,983 $50,460,740 $1,628.66
357 73552 — 365,313 528,409 $8,120,487 $15.37
359 00537 — 100,205 150,651 $49,528,006 $328.76
360 71271 — 362,696 379,637 $28,682,357 $75.55
361 93005 — 358,699 410,500 $2,464,877 $6.00
362 64490 — 96,635 212,125 $49,236,355 $232.11
363 22514 — 20,039 22,014 $48,940,815 $2,223.17
364 86376 — 348,814 425,658 $6,103,763 $14.34
365 73590 — 348,646 462,222 $6,372,017 $13.79
366 85651 — 348,227 567,283 $2,383,317 $4.20
367 76830 — 346,028 400,255 $35,464,276 $88.60
368 36905 — 15,549 26,071 $48,376,343 $1,855.56
369 96127 — 337,505 600,911 $2,866,795 $4.77
370 98942 — 102,458 920,803 $47,906,397 $52.03
371 36561 — 112,066 118,594 $47,569,028 $401.11
372 97164 — 335,842 544,897 $38,006,456 $69.75
373 62321 — 129,655 226,872 $47,327,776 $208.61
374 87640 Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Detection 335,366 508,799 $17,607,582 $34.61
375 77263 — 260,171 280,576 $47,292,515 $168.56
376 82040 — 333,508 502,055 $2,361,472 $4.70
377 36903 — 11,668 15,429 $46,979,916 $3,044.91
378 92201 — 331,551 470,272 $12,270,150 $26.09
380 76856 — 329,150 382,511 $30,617,152 $80.04
381 83690 — 327,435 410,721 $2,786,769 $6.79
382 97113 — 50,307 1,598,237 $46,042,559 $28.81
383 88185 — 77,578 1,967,210 $45,973,127 $23.37
384 99316 — 326,506 360,243 $34,258,597 $95.10
385 27096 — 225,300 309,095 $45,765,822 $148.06
386 90471 — 324,586 344,406 $5,425,482 $15.75
388 86141 — 323,943 437,805 $5,589,182 $12.77
389 73700 — 323,927 372,857 $23,624,349 $63.36
391 64636 — 178,640 279,708 $45,521,239 $162.75
392 99225 — Retired after Q4 2022 322,608 531,563 $36,388,642 $68.46
393 55700 — Retired after Q4 2025 138,711 163,788 $44,987,513 $274.67
394 92285 — 321,238 398,094 $8,733,567 $21.94
395 25609 — 18,323 29,970 $44,778,527 $1,494.11
396 73080 — 316,858 401,768 $7,210,479 $17.95
397 19301 — 55,097 68,049 $44,458,240 $653.33
398 82977 — 313,872 498,027 $3,517,910 $7.06
399 72050 — 312,788 349,969 $11,903,300 $34.01
401 17262 — 227,465 288,354 $43,746,022 $151.71
403 99348 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 2 200,712 541,114 $43,445,514 $80.29
404 22513 — 17,213 19,579 $43,262,559 $2,209.64
405 22842 — 51,576 83,080 $42,915,963 $516.56
406 64633 — 53,790 96,313 $42,783,718 $444.22
407 73620 — 299,304 437,120 $9,279,397 $21.23
408 95816 Electroencephalography Study 207,010 235,132 $42,369,541 $180.19
409 85730 — 291,277 369,439 $2,190,550 $5.93
410 29881 — 38,516 59,284 $42,139,852 $710.81
411 01922 — 173,101 270,998 $41,866,148 $154.49
412 43249 — 101,852 149,798 $41,804,113 $279.07
413 93923 — 287,993 342,845 $31,498,455 $91.87
414 11104 — 286,422 307,073 $34,426,991 $112.11
415 92507 — 41,276 550,021 $41,364,551 $75.21
416 93320 — 286,353 316,985 $8,133,005 $25.66
417 99487 Complex Chronic Care Management 124,894 330,714 $41,344,386 $125.02
418 36556 — 286,288 340,988 $28,699,210 $84.16
419 77373 — 8,457 40,663 $41,185,409 $1,012.85
420 84075 — 286,097 418,237 $2,047,074 $4.89
421 90868 — 8,502 239,895 $40,871,915 $170.37
422 43235 — 230,403 285,691 $40,851,928 $142.99
423 87150 — 80,679 1,175,054 $40,640,151 $34.59
424 66174 — 14,921 38,827 $40,146,916 $1,033.99
426 36906 — 7,210 10,004 $40,054,104 $4,003.81
427 64447 — 275,181 316,736 $15,748,487 $49.72
429 99226 — Retired after Q4 2022 274,084 395,613 $39,089,140 $98.81
430 99304 — 271,917 302,935 $26,735,425 $88.25
431 88360 — 270,319 649,972 $39,331,442 $60.51
432 76376 — 269,560 307,017 $3,910,687 $12.74
433 67904 — 24,465 55,135 $39,086,554 $708.92
434 86200 — 267,918 293,793 $3,740,660 $12.73
435 93312 — 267,778 315,696 $34,341,774 $108.78
436 51741 — 267,432 336,523 $3,634,858 $10.80
437 64494 — 259,238 402,951 $38,796,163 $96.28
439 82274 — 265,957 284,797 $4,456,602 $15.65
440 73140 — 265,210 361,255 $9,216,156 $25.51
441 92235 — 235,995 294,408 $37,308,501 $126.72
442 01480 — 166,743 264,059 $37,028,952 $140.23
443 87651 — 264,361 362,699 $12,514,464 $34.50
444 99458 Additional Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 155,869 915,081 $36,978,219 $40.41
445 82150 — 264,092 355,906 $2,273,373 $6.39
447 82044 — 262,753 331,247 $2,021,824 $6.10
448 90836 — 80,206 417,406 $36,725,167 $87.98
449 87801 — 172,444 532,103 $36,695,789 $68.96
450 86235 — 260,325 1,518,719 $26,760,445 $17.62
451 93978 — 219,601 251,417 $36,676,679 $145.88
452 77290 — 140,371 174,365 $36,600,967 $209.91
453 72158 — 194,460 223,819 $36,425,664 $162.75
454 93356 — 259,887 279,812 $6,789,789 $24.27
455 20600 — 259,757 398,374 $18,788,542 $47.16
456 84402 — 259,396 354,506 $8,886,480 $25.07
457 95819 — 144,379 158,365 $36,118,153 $228.07
458 49650 — 52,053 69,032 $35,975,231 $521.14
459 87500 — 258,908 389,364 $13,478,987 $34.62
461 84132 — 258,397 384,671 $1,795,827 $4.67
463 52601 — 39,933 42,984 $35,665,897 $829.75
464 74230 — 258,001 297,886 $9,540,581 $32.03
465 82247 — 256,246 422,148 $2,002,508 $4.74
466 20605 — 255,632 360,392 $18,191,535 $50.48
467 93351 — 178,344 181,218 $35,344,899 $195.04
468 00400 — 183,345 293,879 $35,119,907 $119.50
470 97163 — 252,949 275,920 $27,881,440 $101.05
471 87340 — 252,709 271,600 $2,761,500 $10.17
472 72070 — 252,282 296,890 $6,103,196 $20.56
473 93975 — 180,818 211,221 $34,684,561 $164.21
474 80305 — 252,204 560,729 $6,873,018 $12.26
475 97610 Low-Frequency Ultrasound Wound Treatment 7,515 76,377 $34,547,817 $452.33
476 00300 — 135,775 209,490 $34,432,229 $164.36
477 95251 — 250,012 553,869 $18,669,904 $33.71
478 71101 — 249,353 278,801 $5,879,369 $21.09
479 10060 — 247,887 282,634 $33,709,177 $119.27
480 96133 — 120,826 349,910 $34,362,944 $98.21
481 82670 — 245,214 409,480 $11,264,139 $27.51
482 50590 — 35,765 49,116 $34,290,787 $698.16
483 93321 — 244,746 296,343 $2,570,731 $8.67
484 94727 — 244,376 261,521 $9,225,354 $35.28
485 65855 — 86,764 156,858 $34,114,687 $217.49
486 86800 — 244,360 314,689 $4,934,431 $15.68
487 37231 — Retired after Q4 2025 2,575 3,098 $34,109,821 $11,010.27
488 93228 — 242,960 249,295 $6,408,740 $25.71
489 52442 — 22,525 90,805 $34,015,220 $374.60
490 99282 — 242,846 285,307 $11,775,140 $41.27
491 29828 — 20,056 38,470 $33,966,895 $882.95
493 73060 — 240,598 325,652 $4,739,848 $14.55
494 95004 — 146,691 8,191,023 $33,918,758 $4.14
495 74019 — 238,960 303,365 $4,814,112 $15.87
496 97150 — 237,935 1,777,121 $25,194,464 $14.18
497 67036 — 17,517 30,355 $33,704,654 $1,110.35
498 00567 — 38,651 48,884 $33,410,372 $683.46
499 29880 — 28,423 44,534 $33,363,874 $749.18
500 76882 — 234,091 301,953 $11,951,021 $39.58
501 28285 — 34,786 78,269 $33,244,306 $424.74
502 85045 — 232,883 320,810 $1,261,244 $3.93
504 95911 — 152,385 158,622 $33,001,496 $208.05
505 11719 — 230,073 601,661 $6,416,176 $10.66
506 67108 — 15,150 25,401 $32,604,528 $1,283.59
507 92025 — 229,006 268,759 $9,308,859 $34.64
508 77295 — 100,817 114,028 $32,028,147 $280.88
509 99406 — 228,602 348,008 $4,898,265 $14.08
510 00560 — 58,866 76,986 $31,751,520 $412.43
511 90962 — 66,764 155,329 $31,697,899 $204.07
512 87636 — 170,829 227,619 $31,675,497 $139.16
513 00910 — 196,467 328,202 $31,615,171 $96.33
514 87641 — 224,356 336,804 $11,653,102 $34.60
515 19083 — 107,255 110,885 $31,550,981 $284.54
516 86480 — 223,108 235,678 $14,384,230 $61.03
517 01230 — 105,087 150,198 $31,503,853 $209.75
518 86225 — 219,961 270,426 $3,654,848 $13.52
519 82378 — 219,391 485,469 $9,069,193 $18.68
520 37228 — Retired after Q4 2025 23,938 27,935 $31,298,432 $1,120.40
521 88173 — 219,310 328,984 $28,574,446 $86.86
523 87624 — 219,147 225,459 $7,789,821 $34.55
524 36478 — 18,530 31,816 $31,287,330 $983.38
525 70491 — 217,975 270,490 $23,523,850 $86.97
526 31500 — 192,944 218,832 $31,090,569 $142.08
527 85018 — 213,965 347,048 $808,939 $2.33
528 11730 — 210,700 257,280 $28,939,524 $112.48
530 83861 — 209,295 566,723 $12,546,180 $22.14
531 99183 — 11,968 293,171 $30,904,131 $105.41
532 72146 — 208,445 234,707 $24,127,905 $102.80
534 01638 — 70,869 103,954 $30,815,837 $296.44
535 22840 — 37,635 60,938 $30,653,425 $503.03
537 29848 — 31,614 56,250 $30,539,203 $542.92
538 77001 — 206,255 248,032 $6,042,126 $24.36
539 64484 — 204,909 294,384 $25,865,484 $87.86
540 99489 Additional Complex Chronic Care Management 75,463 455,279 $30,106,466 $66.13
542 93227 — 202,839 213,037 $3,921,055 $18.41
543 36558 — 86,973 101,867 $29,886,978 $293.39
544 72128 — 201,809 218,976 $11,391,711 $52.02
545 65756 — 11,206 22,542 $29,854,143 $1,324.38
546 84466 — 200,825 295,680 $3,706,945 $12.54
548 11602 — 194,839 227,061 $29,547,989 $130.13
549 83516 — 200,609 436,235 $4,948,625 $11.34
550 87502 — 200,387 254,494 $23,730,511 $93.25
552 64555 — 5,765 14,572 $29,518,567 $2,025.70
553 97035 — 200,071 1,370,601 $15,136,201 $11.04
554 27487 — 15,088 25,339 $29,382,822 $1,159.59
555 84295 — 199,562 301,175 $1,361,278 $4.52
556 55874 — 19,310 19,663 $29,350,557 $1,492.68
557 96367 — 115,957 960,342 $29,243,605 $30.45
559 82533 — 193,596 295,272 $4,741,225 $16.06
560 13101 — 78,595 88,735 $29,079,874 $327.72

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 7,923 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2022, so the column skips a number wherever a code we don't yet cover sits.

Which codes bring in the most Medicare money? Copy link

Spending concentrates hard. The top 25 codes carry 56.6% of the $81.4B these 500 codes account for.

  1. 1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit $11.8B
  2. 2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit $6.3B
  3. 3 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit $2.6B
  4. 4 99232 Daily Hospital Visit $2.5B
  5. 5 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit $2.0B
  6. 6 66984 Cataract Surgery $2.0B
  7. 7 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit $1.9B
  8. 8 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit $1.7B
  9. 9 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency $1.6B
  10. 10 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises $1.5B

Why the most common codes aren't the most expensive Copy link

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 Automated Urinalysis
By beneficiaries
#27
By allowed dollars
#402
Per service
$2.21
Few patients, lots of money
63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement
By beneficiaries
#471
By allowed dollars
#43
Per service
$7,021.92

What this data covers—and what it doesn't Copy link

These are CY2022 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.

14 codes on this list have since left the fee schedule. CMS billed them heavily in CY2022 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 Copy link

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 7,923 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2022; this table shows the top 500 we cover.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners—by Geography and Service, national rows, CY2022. 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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