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

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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