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Medicare's 500 most-billed CPT codes

In CY2024 Medicare paid $84.4B across these 500 CPT codes. 99214 (Long Follow-Up Office Visit) leads every measure: 24.6M beneficiaries and $12.2B allowed. Below the top few the rankings split apart. The codes that reach the most patients are rarely the ones that move the most money.

Allowed
$84.4B
Total Medicare allowed dollars
Services
1.3B
Times these codes were billed
Top 25
56.8%
Share of the allowed dollars
Vintage
CY2024
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# Code What it is Beneficiaries Services Allowed Per service
66 63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement 27,107 47,064 $364,629,682 $7,747.53
158 37227 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent Retired after Q4 2025 13,607 17,785 $137,096,418 $7,708.54
93 37229 Leg Artery Plaque Removal Retired after Q4 2025 24,203 37,315 $243,086,981 $6,514.46
147 64590 Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Battery Placement 19,099 26,714 $142,968,096 $5,351.80
118 37225 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Balloon Widening Retired after Q4 2025 27,389 38,241 $182,761,432 $4,779.20
457 36906 — 5,957 9,068 $38,029,265 $4,193.79
342 37243 — 16,220 18,766 $56,144,811 $2,991.84
431 36903 — 9,787 14,155 $42,192,929 $2,980.78
447 37242 — 12,538 14,720 $39,363,064 $2,674.12
315 64555 — 9,279 26,157 $62,669,915 $2,395.91
240 64561 Sacral Nerve Stimulation Electrode Placement 21,228 41,049 $87,970,837 $2,143.07
398 22514 — 20,289 22,369 $45,660,906 $2,041.26
403 36905 — 12,567 22,193 $44,876,083 $2,022.08
459 22513 — 16,814 19,068 $37,894,136 $1,987.32
86 23472 Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 80,769 145,796 $271,312,944 $1,860.91
366 33249 — 27,659 28,796 $50,822,162 $1,764.90
380 25609 — 18,162 30,734 $48,475,989 $1,577.28
251 36482 Adhesive Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 26,269 52,024 $81,918,590 $1,574.63
30 27447 Knee Replacement 295,814 571,587 $846,378,666 $1,480.75
52 27130 Total Hip Arthroplasty 173,941 325,191 $459,377,125 $1,412.64
485 55874 — 22,599 25,674 $35,664,393 $1,389.12
550 65756 — 10,855 22,311 $30,588,317 $1,371.00
360 67042 — 22,741 38,916 $52,640,156 $1,352.66
290 22551 Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion 30,738 51,588 $68,352,208 $1,324.96
209 78492 Cardiac PET Scan, Multiple Studies 74,783 77,038 $101,873,028 $1,322.37
497 67108 — 15,411 26,438 $34,715,594 $1,313.09
173 36465 Foam Sclerotherapy of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 48,178 101,754 $127,227,979 $1,250.35
450 67036 — 19,072 34,192 $39,131,859 $1,144.47
152 29827 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 60,167 122,712 $140,212,991 $1,142.62
304 22633 — 34,861 57,638 $65,842,660 $1,142.35
267 33533 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 42,462 68,688 $75,495,960 $1,099.11
263 65778 Ocular Surface Amniotic Membrane Placement 40,854 71,806 $77,005,705 $1,072.41
161 36902 Dialysis Circuit Endovascular Treatment 63,198 130,709 $136,601,148 $1,045.08
61 93229 Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Analysis 376,089 389,296 $394,969,827 $1,014.57
415 29828 — 21,969 43,659 $43,439,654 $994.98
245 36475 Radiofrequency Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 47,580 86,009 $85,285,614 $991.59
302 77523 — 2,732 66,639 $65,981,472 $990.13
522 78814 — 29,573 33,835 $32,956,556 $974.04
412 77373 — 9,560 45,433 $44,000,255 $968.46
233 27245 Surgical Fixation of a Proximal Femur Fracture 71,520 94,698 $90,841,325 $959.27
495 66174 — 14,716 37,263 $34,876,880 $935.97
243 93656 Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation 92,301 94,827 $86,388,625 $911.01
365 15260 — 48,879 56,202 $50,923,987 $906.09
306 27236 — 52,993 74,558 $65,761,512 $882.02
491 52601 — 36,817 40,311 $35,142,557 $871.79
137 77301 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Planning 169,632 194,037 $159,975,619 $824.46
521 23430 — 23,098 41,263 $33,006,396 $799.90
539 29880 — 24,377 39,071 $31,140,988 $797.04
425 67904 — 24,982 56,249 $42,749,302 $760.00
448 29881 — 32,704 51,915 $39,291,443 $756.84
265 33361 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 55,883 104,131 $76,091,611 $730.73
553 50590 — 30,455 41,899 $30,463,467 $727.07
311 33208 — 86,669 89,852 $64,804,203 $721.23
237 63047 Lumbar Spine Decompression Surgery 76,986 129,909 $89,756,846 $690.92
565 00567 — 35,758 45,068 $29,478,023 $654.08
406 19301 — 55,120 69,256 $44,337,000 $640.19
505 77435 — 49,019 53,259 $34,036,690 $639.08
48 78815 PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Thigh 585,742 831,041 $509,239,648 $612.77
351 47562 — 73,908 91,613 $54,421,517 $594.04
179 17313 Mohs Surgery on Trunk or Extremities, First Stage 162,916 205,747 $117,613,582 $571.64
296 78816 Whole-Body PET/CT Imaging 85,694 118,607 $67,609,647 $570.03
45 17311 Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery, First Stage 716,571 934,948 $532,072,208 $569.09
463 29848 — 36,073 65,872 $37,218,931 $565.02
421 49650 — 60,726 81,475 $43,215,152 $530.41
255 64721 Open Carpal Tunnel Release 93,545 153,293 $81,037,735 $528.65
215 92928 Coronary Artery Stent Procedure 152,652 189,033 $99,814,799 $528.03
428 22842 — 52,553 84,352 $42,440,104 $503.13
115 64635 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Nerve Ablation 205,819 381,119 $187,467,729 $491.89
356 64633 — 59,787 111,118 $53,006,882 $477.03
506 28285 — 32,742 74,843 $33,845,421 $452.22
279 97610 Low-Frequency Ultrasound Wound Treatment 19,695 180,650 $72,708,158 $402.48
224 00670 Anesthesia for Spine Surgery 156,155 239,190 $95,383,922 $398.78
106 17312 Mohs Surgery, Additional Stage 326,149 505,190 $201,175,388 $398.22
419 36561 — 105,493 111,879 $43,265,187 $386.71
335 26055 — 79,134 153,600 $58,852,636 $383.16
543 00560 — 61,754 81,226 $30,865,787 $380.00
114 66982 Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant 116,430 529,984 $191,154,823 $360.68
44 45385 Colonoscopy With Polyp Removal 1,051,837 1,564,543 $563,494,933 $360.17
569 52287 — 53,213 83,974 $29,349,231 $349.50
63 90960 Monthly Dialysis Care, Frequent Visits 171,050 1,124,753 $390,935,808 $347.57
544 13101 — 85,505 96,246 $30,786,897 $319.88
328 95811 — 173,494 194,680 $60,432,358 $310.42
344 95810 — 169,984 183,390 $55,931,615 $304.99
372 43249 — 111,766 164,785 $49,941,333 $303.07
309 13121 — 185,173 217,593 $64,861,083 $298.08
339 00537 — 126,949 192,664 $56,876,667 $295.21
358 55700 — Retired after Q4 2025 148,403 179,733 $52,989,019 $294.82
319 77338 — 168,244 211,674 $62,074,884 $293.26
189 90961 Monthly Dialysis Care, Fewer Visits 132,413 392,985 $112,384,713 $285.98
248 90966 Monthly Home Dialysis Services 46,385 296,285 $84,053,042 $283.69
503 01638 — 83,652 124,065 $34,196,506 $275.63
257 13132 Complex Skin Wound Repair 249,314 288,755 $79,009,782 $273.62
197 93458 Coronary Angiography and Left Heart Catheterization 368,493 391,730 $106,950,504 $273.02
94 64483 Lumbar or Sacral Transforaminal Epidural Injection 461,476 898,002 $234,483,937 $261.12
492 99483 — 126,810 140,065 $35,096,667 $250.57
346 64490 — 95,018 220,805 $54,988,684 $249.04
123 99496 Transitional Care After Discharge, Prompt Contact 598,656 697,431 $173,551,683 $248.84
239 12032 Intermediate Skin Wound Repair 319,175 359,727 $89,009,997 $247.44
9 66984 Cataract Surgery 1,022,707 8,319,156 $2,044,614,669 $245.77
271 45378 Diagnostic Colonoscopy 242,131 303,144 $74,062,078 $244.31
142 64493 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Joint Injection 268,313 620,251 $149,217,673 $240.58
76 45380 Colonoscopy With Tissue Sampling 884,792 1,287,849 $309,666,652 $240.45
562 01926 — 86,272 124,041 $29,683,730 $239.31
242 00790 Anesthesia for Upper Abdominal Surgery 243,416 368,547 $87,966,103 $238.68
316 01214 — 178,064 261,726 $62,416,090 $238.48
475 95819 — 142,057 154,917 $36,284,184 $234.22
81 78452 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 1,209,443 1,244,326 $288,123,917 $231.55
295 95816 Electroencephalography Study 209,102 300,075 $67,665,608 $225.50
177 77280 Radiation Treatment Simulation 112,617 533,952 $119,842,012 $224.44
204 01402 Anesthesia for Knee Arthroplasty 313,478 474,579 $106,113,949 $223.60
333 00840 — 185,542 272,388 $58,881,583 $216.17
487 65855 — 92,397 166,252 $35,613,473 $214.21
508 77290 — 128,443 160,139 $33,823,042 $211.21
383 62321 — 134,577 228,364 $48,210,411 $211.11
23 99291 Critical Care 1,796,086 5,801,848 $1,206,818,562 $208.01
37 99205 Longest New Patient Office Visit 2,633,759 3,052,360 $625,531,359 $204.93
169 62323 Lumbar or Sacral Epidural Injection 381,107 643,028 $127,947,477 $198.98
131 52000 Diagnostic Cystoscopy 625,731 826,866 $163,644,346 $197.91
567 01230 — 103,107 149,910 $29,452,269 $196.47
532 95911 — 156,171 162,532 $31,868,130 $196.07
90 66821 Laser Treatment of the Posterior Lens Capsule 479,420 1,333,141 $257,667,876 $193.28
223 11043 Muscle and Fascia Wound Debridement 128,947 506,331 $95,679,491 $188.97
134 77427 Radiation Treatment Management 219,195 858,263 $161,657,808 $188.35
542 93351 — 162,890 164,998 $30,956,866 $187.62
274 72197 Pelvic MRI With and Without Contrast 341,313 392,853 $73,552,941 $187.23
560 99345 — 156,901 166,139 $29,973,067 $180.41
166 99495 Transitional Care After Discharge 643,541 723,675 $130,271,321 $180.01
324 90868 — 10,915 343,644 $61,285,424 $178.34
221 74183 Abdominal MRI With and Without Contrast 447,595 550,445 $95,819,027 $174.08
97 99306 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 3 898,331 1,343,885 $233,418,568 $173.69
203 93925 Bilateral Lower-Extremity Arterial Duplex Study 516,452 619,059 $106,816,822 $172.55
232 74178 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With and Without Contrast 454,202 528,890 $90,862,828 $171.80
15 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency 5,462,234 9,078,142 $1,539,673,802 $169.60
175 31231 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy 517,407 739,426 $124,663,288 $168.59
430 64636 — 191,970 251,269 $42,352,246 $168.55
13 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit 3,944,038 10,127,121 $1,696,475,027 $167.52
84 43239 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Tissue Sampling 1,110,139 1,630,320 $271,784,064 $166.71
382 77263 — 269,544 292,339 $48,226,690 $164.97
236 90792 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services 485,171 554,096 $90,630,162 $163.56
8 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit 6,539,382 12,922,225 $2,106,980,301 $163.05
103 99350 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 4 357,583 1,299,284 $211,062,151 $162.44
446 92235 — 196,174 243,429 $39,378,988 $161.77
163 17004 Destruction of Multiple Premalignant Skin Lesions 575,477 852,763 $135,900,054 $159.36
11 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit 9,394,631 12,663,680 $1,987,926,794 $156.98
524 75574 — 196,812 210,289 $32,851,622 $156.22
525 00300 — 133,305 210,414 $32,624,905 $155.05
512 93975 — 185,724 218,062 $33,669,614 $154.40
129 70553 Brain MRI With and Without Contrast 846,558 1,071,592 $164,984,658 $153.96
518 72158 — 190,707 222,200 $33,276,824 $149.76
395 17262 — 244,398 309,879 $45,826,745 $147.89
401 27096 — 225,610 306,924 $45,307,827 $147.62
99 92004 New Patient Eye Examination, Comprehensive 1,534,469 1,591,405 $231,091,293 $145.21
201 90791 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation 667,342 743,041 $106,876,769 $143.84
413 01922 — 191,816 305,425 $43,614,861 $142.80
465 43235 — 212,795 262,619 $36,989,223 $140.85
489 93978 — 223,679 253,437 $35,339,243 $139.44
481 87631 — 182,668 257,738 $35,924,862 $139.39
437 87637 — 126,366 297,103 $41,303,573 $139.02
556 87636 — 116,139 219,337 $30,219,940 $137.78
284 68761 Lacrimal Punctum Closure 202,609 508,384 $69,709,236 $137.12
78 99310 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 4 736,678 2,232,111 $304,496,632 $136.42
516 01480 — 158,439 255,065 $33,331,324 $130.68
538 99344 — 216,546 236,287 $30,034,523 $127.11
231 73721 Lower-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 578,157 732,657 $92,949,644 $126.87
297 73221 Upper-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 424,300 528,419 $66,930,774 $126.66
160 99305 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 2 778,364 1,083,909 $136,775,779 $126.19
35 99222 Hospital Admission Visit 2,983,979 6,018,660 $758,528,552 $126.03
548 11602 — 209,400 243,319 $30,504,625 $125.37
102 96413 Intravenous Antineoplastic Infusion Administration 246,059 1,706,956 $213,734,806 $125.21
29 90837 Extended Therapy Session 553,356 6,863,646 $856,082,823 $124.73
259 99487 Complex Chronic Care Management 201,729 634,385 $78,864,671 $124.32
16 92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient 7,431,478 9,207,151 $1,142,379,660 $124.08
264 00813 Anesthesia for Combined Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 477,483 618,649 $76,347,884 $123.41
105 93880 Carotid Artery Duplex Study 1,526,844 1,671,936 $206,020,713 $123.22
483 15271 — 59,138 291,989 $35,692,155 $122.24
55 67028 Intravitreal Medication Injection 700,890 3,585,910 $437,614,409 $122.04
477 96132 — 222,374 298,128 $36,245,342 $121.58
206 99443 Extended Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 586,886 883,996 $105,064,216 $118.85
502 10060 — 233,576 266,268 $31,377,326 $117.84
1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit 24,593,923 103,737,268 $12,174,444,356 $117.36
397 99316 — 339,779 378,033 $44,195,439 $116.91
127 72148 Lumbar Spine MRI Without Contrast 1,231,449 1,438,739 $167,357,898 $116.32
4 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit 3,106,096 22,973,090 $2,653,414,162 $115.50
47 99284 Emergency Visit, High Urgency 3,275,136 4,532,507 $520,354,580 $114.81
320 31575 — 429,461 540,324 $61,640,516 $114.08
27 93306 Heart Ultrasound 5,935,638 6,792,070 $767,504,387 $113.00
535 00400 — 172,498 278,751 $31,332,461 $112.40
59 99349 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 3 679,885 3,651,486 $406,633,672 $111.36
41 99239 Extended Hospital Discharge Visit 3,493,528 5,422,288 $598,604,475 $110.40
280 72141 Cervical Spine MRI Without Contrast 551,765 630,444 $67,834,277 $107.60
64 74177 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With Contrast 2,626,207 3,649,661 $388,948,503 $106.57
462 11104 — 268,007 286,100 $30,243,000 $105.71
22 99203 New Patient Office Visit 7,094,851 8,656,567 $895,436,983 $103.44
441 93312 — 286,535 337,922 $34,905,114 $103.29
145 00731 Anesthesia for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 881,676 1,393,598 $143,864,224 $103.23
69 17110 Destruction of Benign Skin Lesions 2,376,722 3,195,867 $329,202,307 $103.01
435 99292 — 171,305 406,014 $41,644,195 $102.57
195 20611 Ultrasound-Guided Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 552,679 1,068,755 $108,121,079 $101.17
564 99183 — 11,691 295,636 $29,592,432 $100.10
116 97161 Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,482,167 1,714,184 $170,500,182 $99.46
125 97162 Detailed Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,314,873 1,505,150 $149,326,725 $99.21
471 97163 — 259,280 284,097 $28,122,822 $98.99
157 00811 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1,047,024 1,377,188 $136,109,827 $98.83
19 99309 Extended Nursing Home Visit 1,801,803 14,872,513 $1,439,321,237 $96.78
381 76641 — 363,478 400,805 $38,720,933 $96.61
528 72146 — 221,468 252,283 $24,268,870 $96.20
144 93970 Bilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,184,638 1,435,694 $137,969,126 $96.10
469 64494 — 244,289 383,086 $36,746,417 $95.92
135 00142 Anesthesia for Lens Surgery 858,502 1,702,334 $161,596,583 $94.93
164 70551 Brain MRI Without Contrast 1,019,680 1,162,275 $109,732,996 $94.41
531 87502 — 220,014 295,235 $27,419,873 $92.87
464 93923 — 267,255 325,728 $30,228,924 $92.80
461 96133 — 134,484 407,885 $37,741,055 $92.53
566 76872 — 196,248 234,150 $21,454,788 $91.63
111 74176 Abdomen and Pelvis CT Without Contrast 1,552,549 1,992,585 $180,646,111 $90.66
83 92012 Established Patient Eye Examination, Intermediate 1,864,330 3,155,982 $285,464,325 $90.45
126 71275 Chest CT Angiography 1,313,260 1,555,203 $140,072,211 $90.07
488 90836 — 82,764 402,075 $35,385,869 $88.01
79 90834 Standard Therapy Session 419,153 3,373,356 $293,680,387 $87.06
276 95886 Needle Electromyography Study 482,544 842,347 $72,982,849 $86.64
396 77002 — 289,629 530,655 $45,774,333 $86.26
219 70496 Head CT Angiography 704,447 797,308 $68,706,915 $86.17
261 88307 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level V 510,069 903,970 $77,683,538 $85.94
121 11042 Subcutaneous Tissue Wound Debridement 481,115 2,042,234 $174,129,818 $85.26
287 77066 Bilateral Diagnostic Mammography 526,992 559,786 $46,985,270 $83.93
2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit 21,038,152 69,283,490 $5,805,382,482 $83.79
554 64484 — 205,758 276,713 $23,101,837 $83.49
182 99442 Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 851,892 1,294,240 $107,505,740 $83.06
68 11102 Skin Biopsy, Initial Lesion 2,731,739 3,491,138 $289,935,238 $83.05
511 88173 — 229,672 359,824 $29,862,576 $82.99
402 76830 — 332,112 386,003 $31,975,132 $82.84
205 70498 Neck CT Angiography 734,786 826,669 $68,028,220 $82.29
547 88189 — 211,062 265,496 $21,845,064 $82.28
507 70491 — 231,616 290,811 $23,839,654 $81.98
490 36556 — 244,804 291,397 $23,652,026 $81.17
269 00812 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Screening Endoscopy 574,840 713,532 $57,558,184 $80.67
143 11056 Paring of Multiple Benign Foot Lesions 732,959 1,824,860 $145,335,275 $79.64
228 99221 Initial Hospital Care, Level 1 693,637 864,473 $68,062,110 $78.73
124 99238 Hospital Discharge Visit 1,325,738 1,651,210 $128,368,086 $77.74
422 99304 — 305,281 342,145 $26,268,776 $76.78
252 76700 Complete Abdominal Ultrasound 615,700 721,125 $54,883,616 $76.11
6 99232 Daily Hospital Visit 3,657,691 34,684,276 $2,637,543,472 $76.04
364 97597 — 231,661 684,939 $51,559,705 $75.28
199 88312 Special Stain for Microorganisms 677,395 1,436,390 $106,897,855 $74.42
414 76856 — 310,953 364,065 $26,998,733 $74.16
87 99497 Advance Care Planning 2,137,268 2,700,155 $199,385,154 $73.84
332 71271 — 450,001 474,976 $34,537,534 $72.71
331 92507 — 57,353 819,347 $59,072,244 $72.10
300 96401 Subcutaneous or Intramuscular Antineoplastic Injection Administration 158,077 937,494 $66,249,013 $70.67
172 99348 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 2 492,295 1,831,073 $127,333,248 $69.54
32 99308 Nursing Home Visit 1,588,396 11,795,272 $812,675,607 $68.90
379 87801 — 221,077 707,984 $48,612,469 $68.66
404 97164 — 329,453 533,953 $36,602,887 $68.55
500 90935 — 108,995 507,421 $34,709,713 $68.40
191 99283 Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 791,581 981,836 $65,702,789 $66.92
220 99489 Additional Complex Chronic Care Management 134,350 1,438,630 $96,212,597 $66.88
95 71250 Chest CT Without Contrast 1,954,273 2,528,435 $168,303,524 $66.56
180 76536 Neck Soft-Tissue Ultrasound 861,898 991,676 $65,895,116 $66.45
196 93015 Complete Cardiovascular Stress Test 776,918 795,446 $52,727,789 $66.29
187 99202 New Patient Office Visit, Level 2 816,092 832,888 $55,170,371 $66.24
353 11055 — 401,762 774,610 $51,248,525 $66.16
154 90832 Brief Therapy Session 376,305 2,145,307 $140,073,033 $65.29
28 77067 Screening Mammogram 5,693,222 6,050,448 $394,471,550 $65.20
216 90833 Psychotherapy With Evaluation and Management 387,047 1,539,816 $99,631,051 $64.70
73 20610 Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 2,443,133 4,837,670 $312,147,434 $64.52
283 77065 Unilateral Diagnostic Mammography 547,496 691,868 $44,489,028 $64.30
130 71260 Chest CT With Contrast 1,305,987 1,846,940 $115,350,578 $62.45
77 92083 Comprehensive Visual Field Examination 2,313,826 2,722,253 $166,620,292 $61.21
317 70486 — 481,165 527,263 $32,242,680 $61.15
384 73700 — 358,037 413,810 $25,295,949 $61.13
466 86480 — 263,489 279,446 $16,927,173 $60.57
250 96365 Intravenous Therapeutic Infusion Administration 333,294 1,390,306 $84,041,778 $60.45
185 80307 Presumptive Drug Screening 773,792 1,905,331 $114,890,859 $60.30
57 99490 Chronic Care Management 1,378,386 6,919,114 $412,197,197 $59.57
424 88360 — 303,909 729,146 $43,147,876 $59.18
156 76770 Complete Retroperitoneal Ultrasound 1,082,156 1,280,211 $75,135,885 $58.69
110 88342 Immunohistochemistry Study, Initial Antibody 1,560,462 2,439,385 $142,899,898 $58.58
423 64447 — 304,108 357,064 $20,829,433 $58.34
299 72131 Lumbar Spine CT Without Contrast 505,707 566,260 $30,496,261 $53.86
310 93922 — 493,968 595,050 $32,038,049 $53.84
149 93971 Unilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,161,632 1,504,508 $78,442,066 $52.14
39 99212 Brief Follow-Up Office Visit 4,363,420 6,770,558 $351,845,572 $51.97
272 76642 Limited Breast Ultrasound 568,299 664,041 $33,788,544 $50.88
20 88305 Biopsy Tissue Examination 7,132,898 18,377,033 $932,509,488 $50.74
327 99441 — Retired after Q4 2024 462,251 609,109 $30,726,374 $50.44
301 20550 — 497,181 795,040 $39,946,562 $50.24
293 87635 SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection 516,214 872,784 $43,693,266 $50.06
40 17000 Precancerous Skin Spot Removal 4,302,124 6,300,981 $314,002,913 $49.83
378 98942 — 101,964 982,994 $48,960,993 $49.81
493 20605 — 244,398 352,665 $17,413,133 $49.38
526 72128 — 222,350 243,107 $11,918,801 $49.03
168 99457 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 476,230 2,639,411 $127,949,218 $48.48
208 99454 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Device Supply 389,342 2,172,131 $103,822,729 $47.80
136 72125 Cervical Spine CT Without Contrast 1,284,535 1,546,919 $73,675,812 $47.63
113 99231 Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 1 1,195,578 4,092,932 $192,242,345 $46.97
445 20600 — 278,676 436,566 $20,452,397 $46.85
184 11103 Additional Skin Biopsy 836,017 1,465,983 $68,242,940 $46.55
444 76882 — 278,953 375,307 $17,011,208 $45.33
314 76942 — 490,199 659,800 $28,850,535 $43.73
393 76775 — 352,902 404,820 $17,327,764 $42.80
92 11721 Debridement of Multiple Nails 2,006,323 5,354,601 $229,195,701 $42.80
275 88313 Special Histochemical Stain 554,928 1,445,845 $61,865,592 $42.79
336 36620 — 446,135 502,586 $21,401,854 $42.58
561 99347 — 198,651 509,087 $21,672,448 $42.57
155 69210 Impacted Earwax Removal 1,108,914 1,499,606 $62,981,879 $42.00
368 77300 — 278,617 1,215,396 $50,755,775 $41.76
60 70450 Head CT Without Contrast 3,227,375 4,945,922 $199,871,364 $40.41
286 87811 Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test 533,890 856,116 $34,346,159 $40.12
46 92134 Retina Scan 3,784,124 8,171,858 $321,864,082 $39.39
244 99458 Additional Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 297,929 2,191,295 $85,434,009 $38.99
256 83880 Natriuretic Peptide Test 614,724 904,431 $34,741,242 $38.41
285 88112 Cytopathology Examination 546,146 822,925 $31,602,139 $38.40
277 99307 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 1 553,599 1,556,786 $59,392,358 $38.15
51 98941 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, Multiple Regions 1,244,385 12,843,003 $489,681,093 $38.13
176 76705 Limited Abdominal Ultrasound 883,854 1,044,421 $38,242,589 $36.62
146 92557 Comprehensive Hearing Assessment 1,176,134 1,263,075 $45,437,334 $35.97
67 92250 Fundus Photography 2,982,663 3,485,020 $124,972,581 $35.86
159 92136 Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Planning 1,038,172 1,692,632 $60,123,048 $35.52
509 94727 — 231,195 249,284 $8,672,479 $34.79
54 87798 Infectious-Agent Molecular Detection 713,756 12,744,756 $437,841,333 $34.35
432 87641 — 296,748 486,893 $16,726,224 $34.35
298 87640 Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Detection 506,942 876,008 $30,087,424 $34.35
359 87500 — 389,056 632,564 $21,723,930 $34.34
563 87591 — 197,066 261,652 $8,984,672 $34.34
371 87150 — 95,175 1,457,908 $50,004,645 $34.30
171 94729 Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity Test 889,041 976,142 $33,477,770 $34.30
308 87651 — 494,115 721,023 $24,728,058 $34.30
545 87624 — 212,573 219,804 $7,537,455 $34.29
473 92025 — 257,806 303,294 $10,391,911 $34.26
75 92133 Optic Nerve Imaging by Optical Coherence Tomography 2,413,428 2,771,233 $94,670,968 $34.16
31 77063 3D Screening Mammogram 5,465,044 5,805,552 $197,882,552 $34.09
262 94726 Pulmonary Lung Volume Study 591,459 640,200 $21,677,781 $33.86
132 73564 Complete Knee Radiograph Study 1,301,805 1,800,995 $60,877,994 $33.80
229 72110 Multi-View Lumbar Spine Radiograph 688,281 782,428 $26,401,597 $33.74
416 72050 — 310,542 352,466 $11,706,630 $33.21
377 95251 — 368,447 841,748 $27,240,836 $32.36
200 11720 Debridement of Nails 746,977 1,838,644 $58,186,715 $31.65
21 97530 Daily-Activity Therapy 2,276,313 44,653,830 $1,408,515,026 $31.54
330 93308 — 458,727 584,534 $17,953,279 $30.71
449 74230 — 274,489 318,343 $9,620,722 $30.22
34 82306 Vitamin D Blood Test 4,794,986 6,420,195 $185,930,487 $28.96
217 94060 Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing 704,454 794,197 $22,115,435 $27.85
249 92020 Gonioscopy 617,700 706,662 $19,672,503 $27.84
418 97113 — 46,355 1,570,017 $43,411,077 $27.65
109 73562 Knee Radiograph 1,593,367 2,338,418 $63,888,555 $27.32
440 82670 — 288,806 423,955 $11,576,026 $27.30
26 97112 Balance and Coordination Therapy 2,199,044 34,770,833 $941,395,645 $27.07
100 73502 Hip and Pelvis Radiograph 1,879,912 2,640,504 $70,718,252 $26.78
218 98940 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation 490,921 3,705,639 $99,094,306 $26.74
409 92201 — 325,421 463,535 $11,902,311 $25.68
214 97535 Self-Care and Home Management Training 626,210 3,946,851 $100,191,595 $25.39
188 84403 Total Testosterone Test 812,572 1,288,334 $32,458,462 $25.19
434 84402 — 294,288 409,346 $10,178,656 $24.87
460 73140 — 268,864 375,848 $9,336,252 $24.84
238 73110 Wrist Radiograph 658,158 1,047,664 $25,793,482 $24.62
369 88185 — 78,533 2,080,803 $50,675,059 $24.35
426 93228 — 300,477 310,401 $7,541,501 $24.30
107 73630 Foot Radiograph 1,629,252 2,630,753 $63,314,938 $24.07
128 72100 Lumbar Spine Radiograph 1,307,664 1,655,257 $39,591,359 $23.92
305 72040 — 494,992 627,925 $14,838,709 $23.63
443 93320 — 285,030 315,739 $7,417,092 $23.49
337 93356 — 439,052 472,209 $10,993,842 $23.28
167 73130 Hand Radiograph 905,883 1,312,279 $30,202,391 $23.02
17 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises 3,040,325 64,224,019 $1,463,426,666 $22.79
246 99211 Established Patient Office Visit, Level 1 622,682 1,302,454 $29,006,122 $22.27
98 73030 Shoulder Radiograph 1,918,188 2,817,362 $62,384,761 $22.14
198 73610 Ankle Radiograph 767,475 1,168,699 $25,853,665 $22.12
194 97116 Gait Training 365,586 4,996,954 $109,424,347 $21.90
386 92285 — 357,514 453,882 $9,811,888 $21.62
70 77080 Central Bone Density Study 2,717,914 2,872,254 $61,394,573 $21.38
235 88304 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level III 660,862 796,472 $16,879,106 $21.19
523 84270 — 223,282 314,114 $6,652,722 $21.18
253 94010 Spirometry 614,902 819,100 $17,297,201 $21.12
501 71101 — 236,013 266,217 $5,508,812 $20.69
38 97140 Hands-On Physical Therapy 2,182,923 29,275,217 $603,615,690 $20.62
558 99453 — 199,233 214,713 $4,344,743 $20.24
212 93016 Cardiovascular Stress Test Supervision 729,866 744,612 $14,938,159 $20.06
467 73620 — 262,495 378,732 $7,522,291 $19.86
289 86334 Immunofixation Electrophoresis 526,216 934,844 $18,562,681 $19.86
484 72070 — 248,875 296,261 $5,861,892 $19.79
165 73560 Limited Knee Radiograph Study 944,107 1,364,130 $25,709,883 $18.85
458 90471 — 269,147 283,630 $5,329,347 $18.79
555 82378 — 205,027 454,352 $8,421,634 $18.54
350 84154 — 409,007 511,288 $9,200,879 $18.00
82 84153 Prostate-Specific Antigen Test 2,206,597 3,278,858 $58,960,350 $17.98
405 73080 — 328,957 420,234 $7,374,542 $17.55
551 83090 — 207,343 261,096 $4,580,703 $17.54
451 86235 — 273,646 1,660,751 $29,040,805 $17.49
510 83520 — 230,084 491,309 $8,287,589 $16.87
162 84481 Free Triiodothyronine Test 1,020,299 1,529,939 $25,342,285 $16.56
323 76937 — 469,638 600,704 $9,949,768 $16.56
36 71046 Chest X-Ray, Two Views 4,771,672 6,714,671 $110,747,643 $16.49
12 84443 Thyroid Blood Test 9,068,987 13,899,335 $228,526,938 $16.44
213 87804 Influenza Antigen Test 722,721 1,486,307 $23,892,058 $16.07
247 87880 Streptococcus Antigen Test 621,692 711,217 $11,398,993 $16.03
170 92567 Tympanometry 893,850 990,670 $15,813,284 $15.96
343 92202 — 419,523 648,036 $10,334,025 $15.95
519 82533 — 225,946 433,018 $6,902,389 $15.94
476 86800 — 254,847 329,773 $5,132,578 $15.56
533 82274 — 217,520 233,440 $3,625,947 $15.53
541 74019 — 213,018 269,241 $4,142,503 $15.39
56 82607 Vitamin B12 Laboratory Test 3,471,904 4,691,340 $69,219,700 $14.75
374 73552 — 368,883 534,054 $7,849,056 $14.70
96 82746 Folate Laboratory Test 1,949,537 2,597,305 $37,373,076 $14.39
363 86376 — 384,556 472,630 $6,728,928 $14.24
25 93000 Heart Tracing 6,627,614 10,144,071 $144,020,476 $14.20
517 83695 — 228,036 272,999 $3,819,823 $13.99
329 86803 — 460,185 498,329 $6,941,501 $13.93
352 84480 — 405,757 583,507 $8,099,646 $13.88
254 95165 Allergen Immunotherapy Preparation 160,264 5,866,953 $81,196,110 $13.84
499 73060 — 237,364 320,210 $4,422,297 $13.81
399 97150 — 335,900 2,707,451 $36,852,751 $13.61
241 72170 Pelvis Radiograph 627,850 730,654 $9,892,561 $13.54
190 84165 Serum Protein Electrophoresis 795,224 1,369,974 $18,498,910 $13.50
178 93018 Cardiovascular Stress Test Interpretation 864,953 883,429 $11,869,002 $13.44
513 86225 — 229,510 282,552 $3,794,712 $13.43
85 96372 Therapeutic Injection Administration 2,155,085 6,927,967 $92,985,308 $13.42
91 82728 Ferritin Laboratory Test 2,040,942 3,450,457 $45,992,122 $13.33
394 73590 — 350,686 464,408 $6,133,281 $13.21
527 99406 — 222,330 324,431 $4,282,221 $13.20
10 80061 Cholesterol Blood Panel 11,491,864 17,334,040 $226,978,824 $13.09
347 88311 — 415,386 558,120 $7,084,205 $12.69
370 86141 — 375,296 499,113 $6,323,335 $12.67
452 86200 — 272,849 301,888 $3,814,437 $12.64
391 76376 — 354,321 403,693 $5,061,717 $12.54
504 84466 — 233,443 343,101 $4,271,641 $12.45
536 80305 — 216,608 457,598 $5,563,970 $12.16
260 86038 Antinuclear Antibody Test 592,807 684,407 $8,098,285 $11.83
557 86160 — 200,813 510,201 $5,983,576 $11.73
153 74018 Abdominal Radiograph 1,113,483 1,991,691 $22,783,538 $11.44
133 51798 Bladder Residual Urine Measurement 1,295,540 1,918,942 $21,730,997 $11.32
559 83516 — 199,195 418,020 $4,713,515 $11.28
515 83525 — 228,494 319,245 $3,569,446 $11.18
468 51741 — 260,148 321,590 $3,442,511 $10.70
355 76514 — 390,016 419,273 $4,464,181 $10.65
568 11719 — 194,199 521,813 $5,431,786 $10.41
5 80053 Full Metabolic Blood Panel 13,106,621 27,220,202 $281,163,874 $10.33
348 83721 — 412,094 563,992 $5,791,229 $10.27
474 87340 — 257,018 275,574 $2,781,853 $10.09
14 83036 Average Blood Sugar Test 8,351,344 14,591,380 $138,457,680 $9.49
50 84439 Free T4 Thyroid Test 3,562,271 5,454,734 $48,135,134 $8.82
33 71045 Chest X-Ray, One View 4,911,463 12,688,062 $109,936,540 $8.66
104 83550 Iron-Binding Capacity Test 1,771,404 2,918,577 $24,961,607 $8.55
3 36415 Blood Draw 14,917,449 40,280,537 $341,899,551 $8.49
273 80069 Renal Function Panel 565,462 1,098,129 $9,314,184 $8.48
119 87186 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 1,422,345 2,748,294 $23,265,622 $8.47
341 87070 — 423,956 528,954 $4,463,447 $8.44
454 93321 — 271,286 336,571 $2,801,053 $8.32
65 80048 Basic Metabolic Blood Panel 3,077,580 5,135,813 $42,454,260 $8.27
226 80076 Hepatic Function Panel 694,196 1,178,776 $9,415,322 $7.99
24 93010 Heart Tracing Reading 7,053,370 15,486,654 $123,106,480 $7.95
120 87088 Urine Culture Identification 1,398,306 2,217,560 $17,565,489 $7.92
141 87077 Microorganism Identification From Culture 1,230,174 1,941,666 $15,355,354 $7.91
71 87086 Urine Culture 2,644,088 4,434,773 $35,035,417 $7.90
7 85025 Blood Cell Count With Differential 11,887,473 26,199,882 $198,955,750 $7.59
420 82977 — 305,587 556,731 $3,910,964 $7.02
400 83690 — 335,337 428,623 $2,886,244 $6.73
234 84436 Total Thyroxine Test 664,959 892,669 $6,003,509 $6.73
101 83735 Magnesium Laboratory Test 1,877,646 3,498,127 $22,923,869 $6.55
192 82550 Creatine Kinase Test 786,805 1,283,205 $8,170,950 $6.37
480 82150 — 254,452 353,545 $2,240,496 $6.34
373 84479 — 374,546 502,077 $3,181,162 $6.34
80 85027 Blood Cell Count 2,214,430 3,331,509 $21,083,318 $6.33
89 83540 Iron Laboratory Test 2,130,076 3,576,974 $22,628,631 $6.33
62 17003 Additional Premalignant Skin Lesion Destruction 3,214,756 19,857,687 $122,197,396 $6.15
362 93005 — 384,900 445,739 $2,739,537 $6.15
268 83615 Lactate Dehydrogenase Test 576,800 1,301,854 $7,664,109 $5.89
427 85730 — 300,392 373,811 $2,199,376 $5.88
292 93325 Echocardiographic Color Flow Mapping 520,281 633,903 $3,602,966 $5.68
58 82043 Urine Albumin Test 3,227,579 4,470,806 $25,236,941 $5.64
334 86431 — 449,724 529,754 $2,940,197 $5.55
281 84460 Alanine Aminotransferase Test 549,553 1,154,341 $5,949,305 $5.15
122 86140 C-Reactive Protein Test 1,367,120 2,378,846 $12,055,947 $5.07
49 82570 Urine Creatinine Test 3,586,723 5,536,830 $28,014,435 $5.06
357 82310 — 389,745 538,218 $2,704,084 $5.02
429 84075 — 299,492 427,035 $2,126,588 $4.98
321 84450 — 473,946 725,431 $3,604,245 $4.97
193 82565 Blood Creatinine Test 782,390 1,160,145 $5,676,608 $4.89
258 82248 Direct Bilirubin Test 601,846 928,106 $4,531,400 $4.88
417 82247 — 306,466 531,111 $2,577,231 $4.85
390 82040 — 356,523 514,646 $2,458,756 $4.78
174 84100 Phosphorus Laboratory Test 887,331 1,797,226 $8,323,194 $4.63
530 84132 — 220,354 320,020 $1,481,379 $4.63
312 96127 — 492,004 955,986 $4,267,872 $4.46
108 84550 Uric Acid Laboratory Test 1,623,698 2,683,561 $11,862,142 $4.42
202 85610 Prothrombin Time Test 744,410 3,265,833 $13,683,660 $4.19
436 85651 — 293,840 497,162 $2,069,462 $4.16
388 81000 — 357,337 598,030 $2,344,009 $3.92
498 85045 — 241,172 332,559 $1,297,738 $3.90
411 84520 — 319,696 454,003 $1,746,321 $3.85
345 82947 — 418,999 762,268 $2,917,473 $3.83
537 95004 — 150,730 8,632,593 $31,281,502 $3.62
207 84156 Urine Protein Test 734,667 1,375,147 $4,941,015 $3.59
322 84155 — 472,608 655,037 $2,325,989 $3.55
117 81002 Manual Urinalysis 1,459,307 2,205,818 $7,482,346 $3.39
367 82962 — 376,900 762,721 $2,428,370 $3.18
42 81001 Urine Test With Microscope Exam 4,033,511 6,352,561 $19,716,507 $3.10
138 85652 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test 1,273,113 2,160,659 $5,713,460 $2.64
552 85018 — 206,430 335,139 $774,389 $2.31
53 81003 Automated Urinalysis 3,532,293 5,688,971 $12,451,950 $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 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2024, 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 56.8% of the $84.4B these 500 codes account for.

  1. 1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit $12.2B
  2. 2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit $5.8B
  3. 3 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit $2.7B
  4. 4 99232 Daily Hospital Visit $2.6B
  5. 5 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit $2.1B
  6. 6 66984 Cataract Surgery $2.0B
  7. 7 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit $2.0B
  8. 8 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit $1.7B
  9. 9 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency $1.5B
  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
#31
By allowed dollars
#402
Per service
$2.19
Few patients, lots of money
63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement
By beneficiaries
#471
By allowed dollars
#40
Per service
$7,747.53

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

These are CY2024 Medicare fee-for-service totals at the national level. Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial volume are excluded, so real-world use of every code here runs higher than the numbers show.

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

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

7 codes on this list have since left the fee schedule. CMS billed them heavily in CY2024 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 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare in CY2024; this table shows the top 500 we cover.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners—by Geography and Service, national rows, CY2024. 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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