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Medicare's 500 most-billed CPT codes of 2023

In CY2023 Medicare paid $83.0B across these 500 CPT codes. 99214 (Long Follow-Up Office Visit) leads every measure: 24.6M beneficiaries and $11.9B 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
$83.0B
Total Medicare allowed dollars
Services
1.2B
Times these codes were billed
Top 25
56.8%
Share of the allowed dollars
Vintage
CY2023
Medicare fee-for-service only

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# Code What it is Beneficiaries Services Allowed Per service
1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit 24,623,643 100,599,347 $11,860,258,923 $117.90
2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit 21,534,436 71,461,699 $6,000,733,247 $83.97
3 36415 Blood Draw 15,132,385 40,464,114 $330,956,315 $8.18
5 80053 Full Metabolic Blood Panel 13,195,727 27,065,630 $279,533,425 $10.33
8 85025 Blood Cell Count With Differential 11,990,980 26,230,850 $199,150,165 $7.59
9 80061 Cholesterol Blood Panel 11,561,002 17,350,947 $227,162,912 $13.09
11 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit 9,341,541 12,509,946 $1,975,674,119 $157.93
12 84443 Thyroid Blood Test 9,117,449 13,898,865 $228,487,722 $16.44
14 83036 Average Blood Sugar Test 8,052,022 14,066,259 $133,457,645 $9.49
16 92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient 7,535,420 9,356,949 $1,173,821,911 $125.45
18 99203 New Patient Office Visit 7,503,547 9,234,655 $971,516,537 $105.20
20 88305 Biopsy Tissue Examination 7,146,446 18,348,304 $935,455,872 $50.98
22 93010 Heart Tracing Reading 7,007,905 15,241,318 $123,299,564 $8.09
25 93000 Heart Tracing 6,719,445 10,269,723 $149,038,029 $14.51
10 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit 6,285,647 12,143,404 $1,979,928,748 $163.05
26 93306 Heart Ultrasound 5,894,599 6,741,204 $772,148,355 $114.54
29 77067 Screening Mammogram 5,735,677 6,071,355 $407,076,420 $67.05
30 77063 3D Screening Mammogram 5,391,125 5,706,245 $203,153,385 $35.60
17 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency 5,279,126 8,589,532 $1,481,387,215 $172.46
32 71045 Chest X-Ray, One View 5,089,161 13,069,562 $119,756,947 $9.16
34 71046 Chest X-Ray, Two Views 4,921,305 6,887,837 $115,994,932 $16.84
37 99212 Brief Follow-Up Office Visit 4,759,963 7,437,593 $388,952,514 $52.30
38 82306 Vitamin D Blood Test 4,692,215 6,252,582 $181,037,391 $28.95
40 17000 Precancerous Skin Spot Removal 4,188,732 6,113,661 $306,707,848 $50.17
42 81001 Urine Test With Microscope Exam 4,061,068 6,355,539 $19,722,890 $3.10
13 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit 3,952,726 9,981,028 $1,705,093,960 $170.83
4 99232 Daily Hospital Visit 3,739,047 35,616,679 $2,769,742,185 $77.77
46 92134 Retina Scan 3,655,673 7,966,040 $314,465,414 $39.48
48 81003 Automated Urinalysis 3,564,164 5,731,371 $12,551,146 $2.19
43 99284 Emergency Visit, High Urgency 3,531,086 4,907,649 $571,412,282 $116.43
51 84439 Free T4 Thyroid Test 3,500,617 5,314,865 $46,891,419 $8.82
41 99239 Extended Hospital Discharge Visit 3,418,915 5,238,652 $587,613,437 $112.17
55 82607 Vitamin B12 Laboratory Test 3,349,493 4,496,573 $66,334,821 $14.75
56 82570 Urine Creatinine Test 3,334,248 5,095,883 $25,775,810 $5.06
57 70450 Head CT Without Contrast 3,267,672 4,973,152 $207,182,607 $41.66
59 80048 Basic Metabolic Blood Panel 3,146,313 5,288,571 $43,735,733 $8.27
61 17003 Additional Premalignant Skin Lesion Destruction 3,140,100 19,435,463 $121,659,701 $6.26
6 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit 3,075,856 22,310,500 $2,632,695,882 $118.00
31 99222 Hospital Admission Visit 3,043,560 6,079,285 $775,986,164 $127.64
15 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises 3,005,565 64,830,580 $1,516,704,789 $23.39
65 82043 Urine Albumin Test 2,968,032 4,061,516 $22,918,417 $5.64
67 92250 Fundus Photography 2,911,657 3,397,318 $123,939,136 $36.48
68 77080 Central Bone Density Study 2,698,185 2,831,498 $61,448,716 $21.70
71 87086 Urine Culture 2,688,174 4,488,478 $35,453,329 $7.90
72 11102 Skin Biopsy, Initial Lesion 2,665,826 3,391,420 $290,154,017 $85.56
39 99205 Longest New Patient Office Visit 2,590,068 2,985,958 $616,161,766 $206.35
62 74177 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With Contrast 2,541,078 3,504,059 $389,719,290 $111.22
70 20610 Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 2,464,947 4,900,995 $317,463,258 $64.78
76 92133 Optic Nerve Imaging by Optical Coherence Tomography 2,384,662 2,727,752 $94,890,163 $34.79
77 92083 Comprehensive Visual Field Examination 2,306,929 2,705,427 $165,379,291 $61.13
73 17110 Destruction of Benign Skin Lesions 2,269,120 3,037,164 $316,773,577 $104.30
80 96372 Therapeutic Injection Administration 2,219,657 7,214,773 $96,689,581 $13.40
81 85027 Blood Cell Count 2,207,644 3,300,484 $20,885,743 $6.33
82 84153 Prostate-Specific Antigen Test 2,177,250 3,197,288 $57,487,050 $17.98
36 97140 Hands-On Physical Therapy 2,174,534 29,525,153 $621,671,851 $21.06
69 92012 Established Patient Eye Examination, Intermediate 2,045,588 3,485,273 $319,525,483 $91.68
86 11721 Debridement of Multiple Nails 2,037,990 5,416,398 $235,866,416 $43.55
21 97530 Daily-Activity Therapy 2,029,963 37,053,764 $1,206,790,791 $32.57
89 83540 Iron Laboratory Test 2,024,323 3,374,089 $21,335,372 $6.32
27 97112 Balance and Coordination Therapy 2,003,912 30,035,205 $839,941,399 $27.97
91 99497 Advance Care Planning 1,955,103 2,409,466 $180,450,667 $74.89
93 82728 Ferritin Laboratory Test 1,936,853 3,262,889 $43,484,246 $13.33
94 73030 Shoulder Radiograph 1,901,078 2,770,412 $62,107,864 $22.42
95 71250 Chest CT Without Contrast 1,893,488 2,435,404 $166,967,533 $68.56
96 73502 Hip and Pelvis Radiograph 1,877,552 2,624,670 $70,588,995 $26.89
98 82746 Folate Laboratory Test 1,856,909 2,455,671 $35,332,242 $14.39
23 99291 Critical Care 1,769,891 5,654,421 $1,198,668,837 $211.99
101 83735 Magnesium Laboratory Test 1,769,888 3,295,365 $21,595,890 $6.55
19 99309 Extended Nursing Home Visit 1,715,904 12,423,229 $1,210,130,123 $97.41
104 83550 Iron-Binding Capacity Test 1,680,357 2,757,678 $23,580,419 $8.55
90 92004 New Patient Eye Examination, Comprehensive 1,645,853 1,710,186 $251,848,617 $147.26
106 84550 Uric Acid Laboratory Test 1,644,178 2,699,569 $11,926,907 $4.42
107 73630 Foot Radiograph 1,644,144 2,645,833 $65,128,830 $24.62
108 74176 Abdomen and Pelvis CT Without Contrast 1,600,814 2,047,975 $191,624,901 $93.57
110 73562 Knee Radiograph 1,600,409 2,348,311 $65,437,101 $27.87
112 81002 Manual Urinalysis 1,573,816 2,373,865 $8,050,943 $3.39
100 93880 Carotid Artery Duplex Study 1,571,255 1,721,858 $216,412,239 $125.69
33 99308 Nursing Home Visit 1,567,147 10,931,348 $769,387,835 $70.38
115 88342 Immunohistochemistry Study, Initial Antibody 1,538,367 2,407,479 $137,722,163 $57.21
116 99238 Hospital Discharge Visit 1,447,846 1,811,889 $142,711,548 $78.76
118 97161 Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,444,884 1,664,833 $167,552,623 $100.64
120 87186 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 1,429,231 2,648,787 $22,427,569 $8.47
122 87088 Urine Culture Identification 1,402,781 2,216,192 $17,548,646 $7.92
124 86140 C-Reactive Protein Test 1,356,088 2,344,687 $11,877,788 $5.07
126 72100 Lumbar Spine Radiograph 1,334,193 1,679,681 $41,047,243 $24.44
99 99231 Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 1 1,310,693 4,614,557 $221,275,512 $47.95
66 78452 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 1,294,991 1,336,466 $322,548,979 $241.34
128 71260 Chest CT With Contrast 1,284,887 1,816,094 $117,042,680 $64.45
129 97162 Detailed Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,283,790 1,462,450 $146,786,328 $100.37
130 51798 Bladder Residual Urine Measurement 1,282,504 1,904,811 $20,630,633 $10.83
47 98941 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, Multiple Regions 1,281,412 13,029,754 $506,417,451 $38.87
134 73564 Complete Knee Radiograph Study 1,274,884 1,759,232 $59,724,131 $33.95
136 85652 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test 1,272,359 2,156,548 $5,700,944 $2.64
137 71275 Chest CT Angiography 1,269,220 1,491,293 $137,836,906 $92.43
139 87077 Microorganism Identification From Culture 1,236,652 1,947,707 $15,399,197 $7.91
140 72125 Cervical Spine CT Without Contrast 1,226,613 1,464,887 $71,344,153 $48.70
123 72148 Lumbar Spine MRI Without Contrast 1,224,909 1,421,759 $171,098,745 $120.34
143 93970 Bilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,222,678 1,477,246 $143,562,479 $97.18
63 99490 Chronic Care Management 1,199,879 5,859,291 $353,846,368 $60.39
145 93971 Unilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,197,559 1,542,561 $81,962,815 $53.13
146 92557 Comprehensive Hearing Assessment 1,149,083 1,235,593 $45,752,331 $37.03
85 43239 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Tissue Sampling 1,115,937 1,635,987 $261,477,687 $159.83
152 74018 Abdominal Radiograph 1,108,068 1,965,669 $22,943,565 $11.67
153 69210 Impacted Earwax Removal 1,098,782 1,467,968 $62,913,223 $42.86
155 76770 Complete Retroperitoneal Ultrasound 1,087,972 1,279,272 $77,015,688 $60.20
7 66984 Cataract Surgery 1,063,248 8,721,345 $2,002,399,970 $229.60
147 00811 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1,061,610 1,385,717 $140,716,951 $101.55
158 92136 Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Planning 1,060,662 1,736,852 $62,221,450 $35.82
44 45385 Colonoscopy With Polyp Removal 1,025,298 1,522,156 $528,191,610 $347.00
160 70551 Brain MRI Without Contrast 1,003,033 1,124,148 $109,431,834 $97.35
163 84481 Free Triiodothyronine Test 996,181 1,486,987 $24,624,056 $16.56
165 99442 Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 991,645 1,457,781 $119,048,340 $81.66
166 73560 Limited Knee Radiograph Study 988,787 1,433,976 $28,082,563 $19.58
168 99202 New Patient Office Visit, Level 2 979,034 1,002,239 $67,160,267 $67.01
169 99283 Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 932,487 1,146,289 $78,829,025 $68.77
74 45380 Colonoscopy With Tissue Sampling 919,170 1,337,772 $312,111,886 $233.31
117 00142 Anesthesia for Lens Surgery 899,684 1,775,884 $173,291,945 $97.58
172 93018 Cardiovascular Stress Test Interpretation 895,828 915,320 $12,519,297 $13.68
174 73130 Hand Radiograph 892,418 1,288,864 $29,910,049 $23.21
175 94729 Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity Test 887,415 971,477 $34,272,462 $35.28
97 99306 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 3 884,394 1,271,973 $225,809,166 $177.53
142 00731 Anesthesia for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 878,186 1,373,346 $145,769,917 $106.14
178 76705 Limited Abdominal Ultrasound 874,581 1,028,788 $39,223,087 $38.13
180 84100 Phosphorus Laboratory Test 862,510 1,723,132 $7,978,978 $4.63
181 92567 Tympanometry 858,517 952,448 $15,504,730 $16.28
182 76536 Neck Soft-Tissue Ultrasound 848,376 969,811 $67,723,699 $69.83
184 11103 Additional Skin Biopsy 824,074 1,443,456 $68,442,248 $47.42
131 70553 Brain MRI With and Without Contrast 821,962 1,030,414 $165,264,874 $160.39
187 82550 Creatine Kinase Test 818,222 1,331,586 $8,470,810 $6.36
171 80307 Presumptive Drug Screening 812,207 2,020,720 $121,871,724 $60.31
190 93015 Complete Cardiovascular Stress Test 797,149 816,403 $53,501,292 $65.53
192 85610 Prothrombin Time Test 791,860 3,784,487 $15,853,006 $4.19
193 84165 Serum Protein Electrophoresis 779,906 1,356,346 $18,522,746 $13.66
196 82565 Blood Creatinine Test 776,123 1,162,898 $5,737,277 $4.93
200 73610 Ankle Radiograph 772,634 1,173,255 $26,666,571 $22.73
201 84403 Total Testosterone Test 766,067 1,222,072 $30,790,853 $25.20
203 11720 Debridement of Nails 762,639 1,886,062 $61,238,353 $32.47
206 99221 Initial Hospital Care, Level 1 757,564 953,766 $76,742,110 $80.46
207 93016 Cardiovascular Stress Test Supervision 755,982 771,492 $15,762,198 $20.43
210 99211 Established Patient Office Visit, Level 1 742,395 1,553,005 $34,757,911 $22.38
161 99305 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 2 735,685 995,429 $128,803,893 $129.40
138 11056 Paring of Multiple Benign Foot Lesions 727,215 1,797,374 $146,914,682 $81.74
214 94060 Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing 713,077 801,754 $22,530,633 $28.10
215 84436 Total Thyroxine Test 711,278 956,387 $6,431,133 $6.72
217 80076 Hepatic Function Panel 710,187 1,190,051 $9,501,497 $7.98
218 72110 Multi-View Lumbar Spine Radiograph 698,535 790,496 $26,683,040 $33.75
198 88312 Special Stain for Microorganisms 689,985 1,405,607 $106,636,786 $75.87
220 87804 Influenza Antigen Test 688,823 1,418,754 $22,825,550 $16.09
45 17311 Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery, First Stage 687,696 897,123 $510,235,146 $568.75
224 84156 Urine Protein Test 683,863 1,270,689 $4,565,750 $3.59
53 67028 Intravitreal Medication Injection 680,574 3,503,458 $424,569,439 $121.19
83 99310 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 4 680,059 2,003,136 $276,769,305 $138.17
230 88304 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level III 677,439 814,378 $17,071,702 $20.96
183 99443 Extended Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 675,927 1,003,598 $114,676,779 $114.27
232 70498 Neck CT Angiography 672,380 749,918 $63,925,902 $85.24
60 99349 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 3 668,131 3,426,713 $390,148,968 $113.86
237 73110 Wrist Radiograph 657,760 1,041,790 $25,968,446 $24.93
239 87880 Streptococcus Antigen Test 651,977 747,078 $11,982,859 $16.04
242 70496 Head CT Angiography 643,317 722,293 $64,195,263 $88.88
244 76700 Complete Abdominal Ultrasound 641,153 743,604 $57,570,433 $77.42
127 52000 Diagnostic Cystoscopy 638,543 842,247 $167,736,609 $199.15
247 94010 Spirometry 633,223 844,050 $18,124,491 $21.47
248 72170 Pelvis Radiograph 632,299 733,565 $10,261,753 $13.99
250 92020 Gonioscopy 630,757 723,167 $20,547,041 $28.41
205 90791 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation 620,007 685,230 $101,909,738 $148.72
253 82248 Direct Bilirubin Test 618,994 946,335 $4,590,618 $4.85
255 87635 SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection 608,458 1,012,988 $50,725,887 $50.08
176 99495 Transitional Care After Discharge 603,289 676,657 $120,494,714 $178.07
258 83880 Natriuretic Peptide Test 598,348 877,803 $33,710,466 $38.40
260 86038 Antinuclear Antibody Test 596,026 682,462 $8,072,597 $11.83
221 97535 Self-Care and Home Management Training 592,305 3,619,575 $94,739,537 $26.17
262 94726 Pulmonary Lung Volume Study 580,564 624,175 $21,044,805 $33.72
264 76642 Limited Breast Ultrasound 580,094 673,658 $35,358,679 $52.49
265 83615 Lactate Dehydrogenase Test 579,443 1,303,484 $7,673,482 $5.89
267 84460 Alanine Aminotransferase Test 573,597 1,264,995 $6,503,975 $5.14
149 17004 Destruction of Multiple Premalignant Skin Lesions 573,375 845,600 $138,182,867 $163.41
132 99496 Transitional Care After Discharge, Prompt Contact 569,901 663,989 $162,627,403 $244.92
223 73721 Lower-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 569,508 717,443 $94,155,855 $131.24
271 88313 Special Histochemical Stain 567,577 1,465,653 $64,332,315 $43.89
273 77065 Unilateral Diagnostic Mammography 567,194 713,385 $46,911,308 $65.76
275 00812 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Screening Endoscopy 566,401 703,626 $58,029,416 $82.47
276 99307 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 1 565,156 1,620,702 $62,129,751 $38.34
277 88112 Cytopathology Examination 558,228 838,001 $32,776,691 $39.11
78 87798 Infectious-Agent Molecular Detection 554,205 8,431,537 $289,632,323 $34.35
279 72141 Cervical Spine MRI Without Contrast 545,467 619,944 $69,373,745 $111.90
50 78815 PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Thigh 541,758 763,726 $468,583,864 $613.55
188 98940 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation 539,843 4,050,728 $110,409,236 $27.26
282 99441 — Retired after Q4 2024 539,685 715,081 $34,112,857 $47.70
283 77066 Bilateral Diagnostic Mammography 538,416 570,111 $48,816,474 $85.63
285 80069 Renal Function Panel 538,326 1,043,532 $8,851,121 $8.48
185 93925 Bilateral Lower-Extremity Arterial Duplex Study 537,794 644,557 $113,044,630 $175.38
199 20611 Ultrasound-Guided Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 519,014 1,017,893 $105,255,544 $103.41
251 88307 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level V 516,583 909,222 $80,095,866 $88.09
289 76942 — 512,170 693,174 $30,749,740 $44.36
290 93325 Echocardiographic Color Flow Mapping 511,582 617,070 $3,699,917 $6.00
292 86334 Immunofixation Electrophoresis 505,175 910,463 $18,171,118 $19.96
293 93922 — 500,888 609,778 $33,610,290 $55.12
167 99348 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 2 499,137 1,773,240 $125,289,940 $70.66
35 90837 Extended Therapy Session 493,620 6,191,355 $751,519,140 $121.38
296 72040 — 493,359 621,666 $15,018,102 $24.16
263 95886 Needle Electromyography Study 488,779 858,053 $77,133,714 $89.89
301 72131 Lumbar Spine CT Without Contrast 486,089 541,998 $30,147,656 $55.62
303 20550 — 485,710 768,404 $39,460,489 $51.35
173 31231 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy 483,557 688,754 $121,221,544 $176.00
88 66821 Laser Treatment of the Posterior Lens Capsule 479,997 1,341,975 $253,022,017 $188.54
259 00813 Anesthesia for Combined Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 479,962 618,645 $78,349,757 $126.65
306 76937 — 479,630 616,438 $10,827,975 $17.57
308 70486 — 472,386 516,361 $32,550,323 $63.04
125 11042 Subcutaneous Tissue Wound Debridement 464,672 1,970,162 $170,201,867 $86.39
309 84450 — 463,130 721,608 $3,581,693 $4.96
310 86803 — 463,075 501,516 $6,982,439 $13.92
92 64483 Lumbar or Sacral Transforaminal Epidural Injection 458,856 903,960 $229,631,698 $254.03
312 86431 — 458,449 539,317 $2,992,285 $5.55
240 90792 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services 456,800 521,944 $87,712,960 $168.05
315 87811 Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test 453,681 813,962 $32,675,425 $40.14
317 36620 — 450,302 506,421 $22,167,943 $43.77
225 74178 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With and Without Contrast 448,531 518,364 $93,478,328 $180.33
319 82947 — 446,613 849,914 $3,237,195 $3.81
321 92202 — 437,584 668,152 $10,856,264 $16.25
323 87070 — 435,781 539,951 $4,555,856 $8.44
325 84155 — 434,824 609,748 $2,154,501 $3.53
326 93308 — 434,428 546,726 $16,997,733 $31.09
298 31575 — 429,727 541,293 $63,678,740 $117.64
329 88311 — 425,970 557,417 $7,336,413 $13.16
281 73221 Upper-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 417,332 518,014 $67,711,910 $130.71
330 83721 — 413,567 568,597 $5,837,395 $10.27
333 71271 — 413,377 433,851 $32,424,951 $74.74
335 81000 — 412,571 690,185 $2,706,076 $3.92
337 84480 — 412,047 586,129 $8,135,039 $13.88
79 90834 Standard Therapy Session 405,798 3,387,381 $288,737,879 $85.24
339 82962 — 404,291 845,560 $2,689,453 $3.18
338 11055 — 402,988 774,036 $53,235,776 $68.78
229 74183 Abdominal MRI With and Without Contrast 402,015 489,078 $89,205,861 $182.40
343 76514 — 398,824 429,420 $4,650,745 $10.83
345 84479 — 398,341 537,069 $3,402,238 $6.33
347 96127 — 394,543 746,128 $3,470,765 $4.65
350 87640 Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Detection 384,148 614,496 $21,098,086 $34.33
354 84154 — 382,663 474,976 $8,546,012 $17.99
162 62323 Lumbar or Sacral Epidural Injection 381,238 651,675 $127,896,223 $196.26
357 82310 — 378,619 530,317 $2,628,947 $4.96
358 76641 — 375,904 415,762 $42,523,252 $102.28
360 87651 — 375,887 524,436 $17,973,078 $34.27
194 93458 Coronary Angiography and Left Heart Catheterization 374,947 396,968 $107,439,501 $270.65
211 99457 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 370,371 2,030,143 $98,539,216 $48.54
363 86376 — 369,043 451,061 $6,420,991 $14.24
365 93005 — 368,307 422,260 $2,627,254 $6.22
366 76775 — 367,099 418,772 $18,248,905 $43.58
368 73552 — 365,969 528,946 $8,047,713 $15.21
58 93229 Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Analysis 362,806 374,695 $393,159,824 $1,049.28
236 90833 Psychotherapy With Evaluation and Management 356,197 1,406,940 $88,475,907 $62.89
202 97116 Gait Training 355,859 4,608,501 $103,616,501 $22.48
372 73590 — 350,797 464,681 $6,284,657 $13.52
374 86141 — 348,051 463,534 $5,870,934 $12.67
170 90832 Brief Therapy Session 347,555 1,933,807 $123,210,061 $63.71
109 99350 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 4 346,132 1,186,665 $196,227,149 $165.36
378 93356 — 344,656 371,028 $8,771,828 $23.64
380 92285 — 343,584 430,232 $9,321,946 $21.67
382 73700 — 340,671 393,794 $24,536,911 $62.31
384 76830 — 338,263 392,185 $33,883,125 $86.40
385 97164 — 336,816 541,438 $37,560,017 $69.37
386 84520 — 336,812 482,770 $1,825,054 $3.78
389 92201 — 333,508 473,710 $12,220,996 $25.80
391 99316 — 332,955 368,989 $44,002,918 $119.25
393 83690 — 328,250 416,214 $2,801,343 $6.73
238 96365 Intravenous Therapeutic Infusion Administration 328,121 1,404,495 $88,466,434 $62.99
233 99454 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Device Supply 327,416 1,757,558 $88,897,026 $50.58
397 85651 — 324,285 538,347 $2,242,606 $4.17
399 73080 — 323,613 411,365 $7,286,764 $17.71
105 17312 Mohs Surgery, Additional Stage 319,786 497,572 $199,510,845 $400.97
189 01402 Anesthesia for Knee Arthroplasty 316,757 476,381 $109,989,052 $230.88
401 76856 — 314,304 364,490 $28,113,504 $77.13
403 72050 — 313,579 353,648 $11,890,686 $33.62
404 82040 — 311,525 464,594 $2,199,544 $4.73
241 12032 Intermediate Skin Wound Repair 307,098 345,555 $86,744,992 $251.03
408 95251 — 305,051 681,072 $22,308,248 $32.75
410 82977 — 303,660 536,564 $3,766,559 $7.02
412 87500 — 303,097 482,050 $16,556,449 $34.35
413 85730 — 300,668 376,880 $2,217,218 $5.88
415 76376 — 300,205 341,378 $4,291,414 $12.57
28 27447 Knee Replacement 299,015 564,929 $776,229,179 $1,374.03
417 90471 — 297,849 315,945 $5,886,751 $18.63
419 97150 — 292,940 2,288,291 $31,711,702 $13.86
420 64447 — 292,668 336,447 $19,965,055 $59.34
291 72197 Pelvic MRI With and Without Contrast 291,980 333,229 $65,162,588 $195.55
362 77002 — 289,685 548,002 $48,971,377 $89.36
422 88360 — 289,183 689,380 $41,623,747 $60.38
427 93320 — 284,772 315,021 $7,727,549 $24.53
429 93228 — 283,072 291,711 $7,320,010 $25.09
430 93923 — 282,829 342,667 $31,347,605 $91.48
432 73620 — 281,671 409,320 $8,424,284 $20.58
433 99304 — 280,715 313,565 $24,815,060 $79.14
434 11104 — 276,823 296,079 $32,128,469 $108.51
437 93312 — 276,635 325,566 $34,357,637 $105.53
144 64493 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Joint Injection 275,661 625,203 $144,863,056 $231.71
440 84402 — 272,436 374,498 $9,310,574 $24.86
443 20600 — 270,892 419,988 $19,525,477 $46.49
445 73140 — 269,994 369,351 $9,404,495 $25.46
356 77300 — 269,091 1,193,713 $50,996,990 $42.72
448 74230 — 269,024 311,571 $9,724,184 $31.21
450 86200 — 268,908 295,532 $3,732,681 $12.63
452 86235 — 267,813 1,556,647 $27,200,695 $17.47
364 77263 — 264,404 286,161 $48,102,777 $168.10
455 82670 — 262,680 395,381 $10,796,284 $27.31
456 84075 — 260,863 384,430 $1,897,352 $4.94
458 51741 — 260,686 323,386 $3,459,691 $10.70
461 97163 — 259,688 284,014 $28,433,121 $100.11
462 36556 — 259,275 308,397 $25,374,361 $82.28
465 93321 — 259,269 316,944 $2,666,210 $8.41
466 87340 — 259,203 278,558 $2,810,031 $10.09
266 45378 Diagnostic Colonoscopy 256,770 322,517 $76,658,142 $237.69
467 82150 — 256,393 350,185 $2,218,100 $6.33
469 82247 — 255,024 472,425 $2,274,151 $4.81
473 76882 — 251,589 327,808 $11,916,772 $36.35
474 72070 — 250,982 297,090 $6,002,519 $20.20
475 20605 — 250,935 359,559 $18,068,849 $50.25
477 86800 — 249,823 320,301 $4,984,596 $15.56
449 64494 — 249,155 387,659 $37,255,127 $96.10
479 82274 — 245,540 263,296 $4,088,759 $15.53
481 94727 — 244,358 263,373 $9,170,783 $34.82
483 86480 — 243,969 258,062 $15,633,267 $60.58
484 71101 — 243,788 273,688 $5,724,188 $20.92
227 00790 Anesthesia for Upper Abdominal Surgery 243,739 365,081 $89,376,161 $244.81
487 10060 — 243,310 278,738 $33,006,679 $118.41
489 87641 — 243,129 388,064 $13,332,722 $34.36
490 92025 — 240,742 282,895 $9,817,077 $34.70
261 13132 Complex Skin Wound Repair 240,665 279,434 $77,893,960 $278.76
492 85045 — 240,212 333,161 $1,299,563 $3.90
494 84132 — 238,888 350,885 $1,623,258 $4.63
102 96413 Intravenous Antineoplastic Infusion Administration 238,573 1,660,556 $213,131,458 $128.35
497 73060 — 238,092 320,904 $4,670,086 $14.55
390 17262 — 237,857 301,365 $45,108,241 $149.68
499 80305 — 235,887 503,865 $6,129,632 $12.17
355 97597 — 234,277 681,912 $51,037,428 $74.84
503 82044 — 230,624 292,838 $1,772,110 $6.05
505 70491 — 228,108 285,393 $24,115,187 $84.50
119 77427 Radiation Treatment Management 226,326 900,495 $172,232,555 $191.26
507 99406 — 225,811 338,085 $4,551,217 $13.46
508 88173 — 225,298 344,085 $29,260,634 $85.04
511 74019 — 223,901 283,957 $4,500,688 $15.85
513 86225 — 223,090 273,965 $3,676,105 $13.42
514 99347 — 222,838 571,686 $24,491,919 $42.84
395 27096 — 221,885 301,627 $44,421,960 $147.27
444 43235 — 221,376 273,826 $37,718,906 $137.75
457 93978 — 221,031 250,932 $35,718,411 $142.34
517 87624 — 219,030 226,206 $7,756,602 $34.29
322 99458 Additional Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 216,631 1,491,651 $58,553,013 $39.25
520 72146 — 215,484 243,938 $24,544,377 $100.62
521 85018 — 213,889 347,669 $802,686 $2.31
522 84466 — 213,529 312,711 $3,889,570 $12.44
526 82378 — 211,762 469,159 $8,694,607 $18.53
528 72128 — 211,544 230,678 $11,629,737 $50.42
530 11719 — 211,491 562,362 $5,950,113 $10.58
459 92235 — 210,541 259,230 $35,682,848 $137.65
533 99344 — 209,780 228,652 $29,955,178 $131.01
534 82533 — 206,777 392,489 $6,254,789 $15.94
536 83525 — 206,698 286,009 $3,197,422 $11.18
320 95816 Electroencephalography Study 205,890 276,691 $59,082,764 $213.53
539 64484 — 204,853 282,621 $24,036,978 $85.05
541 83516 — 204,191 436,258 $4,916,406 $11.27
532 11602 — 204,006 236,941 $30,240,372 $127.63
542 84270 — 202,199 303,722 $6,435,623 $21.19
544 83090 — 201,249 253,867 $4,452,944 $17.54
546 83861 — 199,527 543,436 $11,935,440 $21.96
548 88189 — 199,455 249,483 $21,022,423 $84.26
550 87502 — 198,679 278,010 $25,839,352 $92.94
551 77001 — 196,278 234,012 $5,410,593 $23.12
537 96132 — 195,604 243,201 $30,183,243 $124.11
121 64635 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Nerve Ablation 195,370 361,690 $172,227,645 $476.17
529 00910 — 194,069 326,199 $30,348,197 $93.04
556 83520 — 193,013 393,375 $6,621,096 $16.83
471 72158 — 192,575 223,353 $34,942,791 $156.45
559 86160 — 189,761 489,649 $5,740,291 $11.72
561 87205 — 188,973 239,161 $997,951 $4.17
294 68761 Lacrimal Punctum Closure 188,542 462,402 $64,916,253 $140.39
52 90960 Monthly Dialysis Care, Frequent Visits 185,846 1,238,729 $436,519,788 $352.39
407 01922 — 184,404 290,796 $43,056,511 $148.06
316 00840 — 183,917 269,456 $59,732,143 $221.68
478 93975 — 183,303 214,284 $34,332,193 $160.22
405 99292 — 182,902 415,337 $43,303,124 $104.26
249 87637 — 181,404 587,632 $82,041,387 $139.61
416 64636 — 180,485 252,051 $42,489,743 $168.58
307 95811 — 180,102 202,474 $62,773,180 $310.03
446 87801 — 178,036 549,352 $37,360,667 $68.01
305 13121 — 176,926 208,329 $63,031,740 $302.56
504 00400 — 176,222 282,201 $32,702,027 $115.88
302 01214 — 175,550 256,393 $63,219,878 $246.57
491 93351 — 175,471 177,820 $33,673,206 $189.37
331 95810 — 172,667 186,774 $56,459,862 $302.29
54 27130 Total Hip Arthroplasty 171,088 313,781 $415,721,799 $1,324.88
324 99487 Complex Chronic Care Management 164,659 478,637 $58,186,915 $121.57
245 95165 Allergen Immunotherapy Preparation 164,082 5,940,301 $85,932,092 $14.47
468 01480 — 163,225 259,554 $35,018,315 $134.92
135 77301 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Planning 159,861 181,302 $154,332,837 $851.25
318 77338 — 158,338 198,975 $59,282,468 $297.94
500 95911 — 156,906 163,754 $32,785,366 $200.21
204 92928 Coronary Artery Stent Procedure 155,642 192,204 $102,840,851 $535.06
216 00670 Anesthesia for Spine Surgery 154,785 235,661 $96,442,831 $409.24
414 87636 — 153,947 309,490 $42,820,410 $138.36
195 17313 Mohs Surgery on Trunk or Extremities, First Stage 149,206 187,660 $107,370,400 $572.15
488 95004 — 148,322 8,386,048 $33,899,750 $4.04
164 90961 Monthly Dialysis Care, Fewer Visits 145,106 434,886 $126,200,899 $290.19
313 96401 Subcutaneous or Intramuscular Antineoplastic Injection Administration 143,951 830,980 $60,190,438 $72.43
460 95819 — 142,163 155,392 $35,638,132 $229.34
379 55700 — Retired after Q4 2025 137,583 165,047 $46,166,576 $279.72
496 00300 — 134,243 209,112 $33,291,865 $159.21
485 77290 — 133,184 164,469 $34,081,667 $207.22
375 62321 — 130,343 224,221 $46,458,261 $207.20
213 11043 Muscle and Fascia Wound Debridement 128,067 502,856 $97,002,358 $192.90
463 96133 — 127,536 378,457 $35,611,289 $94.10
421 90935 — 121,416 591,817 $41,700,154 $70.46
113 66982 Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant 120,290 519,465 $188,434,326 $362.75
212 77280 Radiation Treatment Simulation 112,954 453,570 $98,204,687 $216.51
344 00537 — 109,366 165,053 $51,754,938 $313.57
388 36561 — 109,119 115,708 $45,333,848 $391.80
327 99489 Additional Complex Chronic Care Management 107,449 905,966 $58,015,070 $64.04
553 99483 — 106,531 116,718 $29,283,522 $250.89
392 43249 — 106,444 156,906 $44,899,419 $286.15
545 19083 — 105,561 109,181 $29,821,152 $273.13
547 01230 — 102,513 147,325 $29,796,705 $202.25
373 98942 — 101,153 918,307 $46,900,287 $51.07
157 78492 Cardiac PET Scan, Multiple Studies 98,154 100,344 $131,983,053 $1,315.31
340 87150 — 97,348 1,538,901 $52,808,238 $34.32
353 64490 — 94,905 214,938 $51,356,171 $238.93
549 77295 — 94,199 106,801 $29,741,352 $278.47
254 64721 Open Carpal Tunnel Release 93,900 153,405 $79,418,022 $517.70
288 33208 — 89,140 92,124 $65,984,657 $716.26
472 65855 — 89,100 162,142 $34,870,131 $215.06
525 13101 — 83,465 94,080 $30,571,263 $324.95
558 52310 — 81,929 94,108 $28,520,250 $303.06
476 90836 — 80,065 403,787 $34,643,473 $85.80
560 01926 — 79,913 113,692 $28,479,614 $250.50
498 01638 — 78,581 116,405 $33,036,047 $283.80
231 63047 Lumbar Spine Decompression Surgery 78,218 131,465 $89,152,005 $678.14
359 88185 — 77,190 2,030,871 $50,762,451 $25.00
332 26055 — 76,836 149,117 $54,390,704 $364.75
314 78816 Whole-Body PET/CT Imaging 76,673 105,391 $59,865,959 $568.04
177 23472 Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 75,850 125,748 $119,325,701 $948.93
272 93656 Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation 74,577 76,533 $71,799,220 $938.15
226 27245 Surgical Fixation of a Proximal Femur Fracture 72,632 95,842 $93,375,396 $974.26
334 47562 — 72,443 89,274 $54,129,392 $606.33
151 36902 Dialysis Circuit Endovascular Treatment 69,897 139,026 $137,949,420 $992.26
156 29827 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 60,618 121,515 $135,257,624 $1,113.09
519 00560 — 59,677 78,120 $30,803,446 $394.31
426 49650 — 56,948 76,290 $40,621,261 $532.46
371 64633 — 55,359 102,343 $47,172,387 $460.92
398 19301 — 55,273 68,873 $44,160,978 $641.19
284 27236 — 53,178 74,859 $66,716,130 $891.22
270 33361 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 52,976 98,960 $73,490,867 $742.63
409 22842 — 52,332 84,342 $43,031,065 $510.20
342 15260 — 50,123 57,829 $52,359,414 $905.42
352 92507 — 49,992 697,802 $51,372,039 $73.62
387 97113 — 49,711 1,611,087 $45,483,295 $28.23
234 90966 Monthly Home Dialysis Services 48,253 307,421 $88,596,194 $288.19
246 36475 Radiofrequency Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 45,840 80,368 $82,976,094 $1,032.45
516 77435 — 44,797 48,450 $31,386,479 $647.81
256 33533 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 43,695 70,789 $78,960,032 $1,115.43
186 36465 Foam Sclerotherapy of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 41,378 83,799 $110,547,105 $1,319.19
464 52601 — 38,742 42,060 $35,457,780 $843.03
515 00567 — 37,805 47,621 $31,732,584 $666.36
543 22840 — 37,150 59,832 $29,834,648 $498.64
428 29881 — 35,355 55,095 $39,962,082 $725.33
252 65778 Ocular Surface Amniotic Membrane Placement 34,962 60,088 $79,724,467 $1,326.80
287 22633 — 34,416 56,873 $66,017,800 $1,160.79
482 29848 — 34,401 62,710 $34,164,840 $544.81
493 28285 — 34,155 77,734 $33,495,855 $430.90
502 50590 — 33,899 46,592 $32,703,797 $701.92
278 22551 Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion 31,381 52,416 $69,489,478 $1,325.73
114 37225 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Balloon Widening Retired after Q4 2025 29,567 39,169 $185,328,404 $4,731.51
348 33249 — 29,086 30,196 $51,553,629 $1,707.30
64 63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement 27,597 47,421 $352,781,156 $7,439.34
243 36482 Adhesive Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 27,454 52,416 $86,651,358 $1,653.15
512 29880 — 26,663 42,160 $32,312,448 $766.42
84 37229 Leg Artery Plaque Removal Retired after Q4 2025 26,037 38,412 $271,693,779 $7,073.15
418 67904 — 25,468 57,514 $42,073,583 $731.54
341 67042 — 23,478 39,679 $52,720,270 $1,328.67
555 37228 — Retired after Q4 2025 23,323 27,263 $28,894,477 $1,059.84
438 29828 — 20,735 40,606 $38,312,118 $943.51
370 22514 — 20,275 22,281 $47,487,497 $2,131.30
518 55874 — 20,056 21,454 $30,812,255 $1,436.20
257 64561 Sacral Nerve Stimulation Electrode Placement 19,105 36,492 $78,532,608 $2,152.05
453 67036 — 18,397 32,153 $36,155,883 $1,124.49
159 64590 Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Battery Placement 18,258 25,055 $128,867,243 $5,143.37
538 36478 — 18,198 32,265 $30,022,185 $930.49
383 25609 — 17,630 29,714 $45,841,914 $1,542.77
424 22513 — 17,279 19,551 $40,936,228 $2,093.82
439 66174 — 15,940 40,653 $37,933,625 $933.11
540 27487 — 15,665 26,401 $29,974,449 $1,135.35
495 67108 — 15,199 26,020 $33,409,981 $1,284.01
133 37227 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent Retired after Q4 2025 14,987 19,004 $159,994,265 $8,418.98
381 36905 — 13,741 23,471 $45,916,558 $1,956.31
435 37243 — 13,287 15,892 $38,994,348 $2,453.71
524 99183 — 11,861 298,163 $30,574,266 $102.54
531 65756 — 11,021 21,925 $30,330,447 $1,383.37
394 36903 — 10,666 14,690 $44,444,913 $3,025.52
367 97610 Low-Frequency Ultrasound Wound Treatment 10,259 110,344 $47,756,595 $432.80
411 77373 — 9,055 43,354 $42,890,432 $989.31
402 90868 — 8,999 259,030 $43,698,666 $168.70
376 64555 — 7,417 19,971 $46,402,224 $2,323.48
447 36906 — 6,300 9,054 $37,344,520 $4,124.64
297 77523 — 2,511 59,938 $64,174,235 $1,070.68

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 7,873 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2023, 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 is heavily concentrated. The top 25 codes carry 56.8% of the $83.0B these 500 codes account for.

  1. 1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit $11.9B
  2. 2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit $6.0B
  3. 3 99232 Daily Hospital Visit $2.8B
  4. 4 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit $2.6B
  5. 5 66984 Cataract Surgery $2.0B
  6. 6 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit $2.0B
  7. 7 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit $2.0B
  8. 8 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit $1.7B
  9. 9 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises $1.5B
  10. 10 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency $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
#29
By allowed dollars
#400
Per service
$2.19
Few patients, lots of money
63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement
By beneficiaries
#470
By allowed dollars
#40
Per service
$7,439.34

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

These are CY2023 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 left out on purpose. Drug codes are billed per unit, which makes service counts incomparable, and HCPCS Level II codes already carry CMS-owned descriptions.

8 codes on this list have since left the fee schedule. They were billed heavily in CY2023 before CMS 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 7,873 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2023; this table shows the top 500 we cover.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners—by Geography and Service, national rows, CY2023. 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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