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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
1 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit 24,593,923 103,737,268 $12,174,444,356 $117.36
2 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit 21,038,152 69,283,490 $5,805,382,482 $83.79
4 99233 Extended Daily Hospital Visit 3,106,096 22,973,090 $2,653,414,162 $115.50
6 99232 Daily Hospital Visit 3,657,691 34,684,276 $2,637,543,472 $76.04
8 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit 6,539,382 12,922,225 $2,106,980,301 $163.05
9 66984 Cataract Surgery 1,022,707 8,319,156 $2,044,614,669 $245.77
11 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit 9,394,631 12,663,680 $1,987,926,794 $156.98
13 99223 Extended Hospital Admission Visit 3,944,038 10,127,121 $1,696,475,027 $167.52
15 99285 Emergency Visit, Highest Urgency 5,462,234 9,078,142 $1,539,673,802 $169.60
17 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises 3,040,325 64,224,019 $1,463,426,666 $22.79
19 99309 Extended Nursing Home Visit 1,801,803 14,872,513 $1,439,321,237 $96.78
21 97530 Daily-Activity Therapy 2,276,313 44,653,830 $1,408,515,026 $31.54
23 99291 Critical Care 1,796,086 5,801,848 $1,206,818,562 $208.01
16 92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient 7,431,478 9,207,151 $1,142,379,660 $124.08
26 97112 Balance and Coordination Therapy 2,199,044 34,770,833 $941,395,645 $27.07
20 88305 Biopsy Tissue Examination 7,132,898 18,377,033 $932,509,488 $50.74
22 99203 New Patient Office Visit 7,094,851 8,656,567 $895,436,983 $103.44
29 90837 Extended Therapy Session 553,356 6,863,646 $856,082,823 $124.73
30 27447 Knee Replacement 295,814 571,587 $846,378,666 $1,480.75
32 99308 Nursing Home Visit 1,588,396 11,795,272 $812,675,607 $68.90
27 93306 Heart Ultrasound 5,935,638 6,792,070 $767,504,387 $113.00
35 99222 Hospital Admission Visit 2,983,979 6,018,660 $758,528,552 $126.03
37 99205 Longest New Patient Office Visit 2,633,759 3,052,360 $625,531,359 $204.93
38 97140 Hands-On Physical Therapy 2,182,923 29,275,217 $603,615,690 $20.62
41 99239 Extended Hospital Discharge Visit 3,493,528 5,422,288 $598,604,475 $110.40
44 45385 Colonoscopy With Polyp Removal 1,051,837 1,564,543 $563,494,933 $360.17
45 17311 Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery, First Stage 716,571 934,948 $532,072,208 $569.09
47 99284 Emergency Visit, High Urgency 3,275,136 4,532,507 $520,354,580 $114.81
48 78815 PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Thigh 585,742 831,041 $509,239,648 $612.77
51 98941 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation, Multiple Regions 1,244,385 12,843,003 $489,681,093 $38.13
52 27130 Total Hip Arthroplasty 173,941 325,191 $459,377,125 $1,412.64
54 87798 Infectious-Agent Molecular Detection 713,756 12,744,756 $437,841,333 $34.35
55 67028 Intravitreal Medication Injection 700,890 3,585,910 $437,614,409 $122.04
57 99490 Chronic Care Management 1,378,386 6,919,114 $412,197,197 $59.57
59 99349 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 3 679,885 3,651,486 $406,633,672 $111.36
61 93229 Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Analysis 376,089 389,296 $394,969,827 $1,014.57
28 77067 Screening Mammogram 5,693,222 6,050,448 $394,471,550 $65.20
63 90960 Monthly Dialysis Care, Frequent Visits 171,050 1,124,753 $390,935,808 $347.57
64 74177 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With Contrast 2,626,207 3,649,661 $388,948,503 $106.57
66 63685 Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Placement 27,107 47,064 $364,629,682 $7,747.53
39 99212 Brief Follow-Up Office Visit 4,363,420 6,770,558 $351,845,572 $51.97
3 36415 Blood Draw 14,917,449 40,280,537 $341,899,551 $8.49
69 17110 Destruction of Benign Skin Lesions 2,376,722 3,195,867 $329,202,307 $103.01
46 92134 Retina Scan 3,784,124 8,171,858 $321,864,082 $39.39
40 17000 Precancerous Skin Spot Removal 4,302,124 6,300,981 $314,002,913 $49.83
73 20610 Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 2,443,133 4,837,670 $312,147,434 $64.52
76 45380 Colonoscopy With Tissue Sampling 884,792 1,287,849 $309,666,652 $240.45
78 99310 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 4 736,678 2,232,111 $304,496,632 $136.42
79 90834 Standard Therapy Session 419,153 3,373,356 $293,680,387 $87.06
68 11102 Skin Biopsy, Initial Lesion 2,731,739 3,491,138 $289,935,238 $83.05
81 78452 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 1,209,443 1,244,326 $288,123,917 $231.55
83 92012 Established Patient Eye Examination, Intermediate 1,864,330 3,155,982 $285,464,325 $90.45
5 80053 Full Metabolic Blood Panel 13,106,621 27,220,202 $281,163,874 $10.33
84 43239 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Tissue Sampling 1,110,139 1,630,320 $271,784,064 $166.71
86 23472 Total Shoulder Arthroplasty 80,769 145,796 $271,312,944 $1,860.91
90 66821 Laser Treatment of the Posterior Lens Capsule 479,420 1,333,141 $257,667,876 $193.28
93 37229 Leg Artery Plaque Removal Retired after Q4 2025 24,203 37,315 $243,086,981 $6,514.46
94 64483 Lumbar or Sacral Transforaminal Epidural Injection 461,476 898,002 $234,483,937 $261.12
97 99306 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 3 898,331 1,343,885 $233,418,568 $173.69
99 92004 New Patient Eye Examination, Comprehensive 1,534,469 1,591,405 $231,091,293 $145.21
92 11721 Debridement of Multiple Nails 2,006,323 5,354,601 $229,195,701 $42.80
12 84443 Thyroid Blood Test 9,068,987 13,899,335 $228,526,938 $16.44
10 80061 Cholesterol Blood Panel 11,491,864 17,334,040 $226,978,824 $13.09
102 96413 Intravenous Antineoplastic Infusion Administration 246,059 1,706,956 $213,734,806 $125.21
103 99350 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 4 357,583 1,299,284 $211,062,151 $162.44
105 93880 Carotid Artery Duplex Study 1,526,844 1,671,936 $206,020,713 $123.22
106 17312 Mohs Surgery, Additional Stage 326,149 505,190 $201,175,388 $398.22
60 70450 Head CT Without Contrast 3,227,375 4,945,922 $199,871,364 $40.41
87 99497 Advance Care Planning 2,137,268 2,700,155 $199,385,154 $73.84
7 85025 Blood Cell Count With Differential 11,887,473 26,199,882 $198,955,750 $7.59
31 77063 3D Screening Mammogram 5,465,044 5,805,552 $197,882,552 $34.09
113 99231 Subsequent Hospital Care, Level 1 1,195,578 4,092,932 $192,242,345 $46.97
114 66982 Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant 116,430 529,984 $191,154,823 $360.68
115 64635 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Nerve Ablation 205,819 381,119 $187,467,729 $491.89
34 82306 Vitamin D Blood Test 4,794,986 6,420,195 $185,930,487 $28.96
118 37225 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Balloon Widening Retired after Q4 2025 27,389 38,241 $182,761,432 $4,779.20
111 74176 Abdomen and Pelvis CT Without Contrast 1,552,549 1,992,585 $180,646,111 $90.66
121 11042 Subcutaneous Tissue Wound Debridement 481,115 2,042,234 $174,129,818 $85.26
123 99496 Transitional Care After Discharge, Prompt Contact 598,656 697,431 $173,551,683 $248.84
116 97161 Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,482,167 1,714,184 $170,500,182 $99.46
95 71250 Chest CT Without Contrast 1,954,273 2,528,435 $168,303,524 $66.56
127 72148 Lumbar Spine MRI Without Contrast 1,231,449 1,438,739 $167,357,898 $116.32
77 92083 Comprehensive Visual Field Examination 2,313,826 2,722,253 $166,620,292 $61.21
129 70553 Brain MRI With and Without Contrast 846,558 1,071,592 $164,984,658 $153.96
131 52000 Diagnostic Cystoscopy 625,731 826,866 $163,644,346 $197.91
134 77427 Radiation Treatment Management 219,195 858,263 $161,657,808 $188.35
135 00142 Anesthesia for Lens Surgery 858,502 1,702,334 $161,596,583 $94.93
137 77301 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Planning 169,632 194,037 $159,975,619 $824.46
125 97162 Detailed Physical Therapy Evaluation 1,314,873 1,505,150 $149,326,725 $99.21
142 64493 Lumbar or Sacral Facet Joint Injection 268,313 620,251 $149,217,673 $240.58
143 11056 Paring of Multiple Benign Foot Lesions 732,959 1,824,860 $145,335,275 $79.64
25 93000 Heart Tracing 6,627,614 10,144,071 $144,020,476 $14.20
145 00731 Anesthesia for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 881,676 1,393,598 $143,864,224 $103.23
147 64590 Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Battery Placement 19,099 26,714 $142,968,096 $5,351.80
110 88342 Immunohistochemistry Study, Initial Antibody 1,560,462 2,439,385 $142,899,898 $58.58
152 29827 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 60,167 122,712 $140,212,991 $1,142.62
154 90832 Brief Therapy Session 376,305 2,145,307 $140,073,033 $65.29
126 71275 Chest CT Angiography 1,313,260 1,555,203 $140,072,211 $90.07
14 83036 Average Blood Sugar Test 8,351,344 14,591,380 $138,457,680 $9.49
144 93970 Bilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,184,638 1,435,694 $137,969,126 $96.10
158 37227 Leg Artery Plaque Removal With Stent Retired after Q4 2025 13,607 17,785 $137,096,418 $7,708.54
160 99305 Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 2 778,364 1,083,909 $136,775,779 $126.19
161 36902 Dialysis Circuit Endovascular Treatment 63,198 130,709 $136,601,148 $1,045.08
157 00811 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1,047,024 1,377,188 $136,109,827 $98.83
163 17004 Destruction of Multiple Premalignant Skin Lesions 575,477 852,763 $135,900,054 $159.36
166 99495 Transitional Care After Discharge 643,541 723,675 $130,271,321 $180.01
124 99238 Hospital Discharge Visit 1,325,738 1,651,210 $128,368,086 $77.74
168 99457 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 476,230 2,639,411 $127,949,218 $48.48
169 62323 Lumbar or Sacral Epidural Injection 381,107 643,028 $127,947,477 $198.98
172 99348 Established Patient Home or Residence Visit, Level 2 492,295 1,831,073 $127,333,248 $69.54
173 36465 Foam Sclerotherapy of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 48,178 101,754 $127,227,979 $1,250.35
67 92250 Fundus Photography 2,982,663 3,485,020 $124,972,581 $35.86
175 31231 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy 517,407 739,426 $124,663,288 $168.59
24 93010 Heart Tracing Reading 7,053,370 15,486,654 $123,106,480 $7.95
62 17003 Additional Premalignant Skin Lesion Destruction 3,214,756 19,857,687 $122,197,396 $6.15
177 77280 Radiation Treatment Simulation 112,617 533,952 $119,842,012 $224.44
179 17313 Mohs Surgery on Trunk or Extremities, First Stage 162,916 205,747 $117,613,582 $571.64
130 71260 Chest CT With Contrast 1,305,987 1,846,940 $115,350,578 $62.45
185 80307 Presumptive Drug Screening 773,792 1,905,331 $114,890,859 $60.30
189 90961 Monthly Dialysis Care, Fewer Visits 132,413 392,985 $112,384,713 $285.98
36 71046 Chest X-Ray, Two Views 4,771,672 6,714,671 $110,747,643 $16.49
33 71045 Chest X-Ray, One View 4,911,463 12,688,062 $109,936,540 $8.66
164 70551 Brain MRI Without Contrast 1,019,680 1,162,275 $109,732,996 $94.41
194 97116 Gait Training 365,586 4,996,954 $109,424,347 $21.90
195 20611 Ultrasound-Guided Major Joint Injection or Aspiration 552,679 1,068,755 $108,121,079 $101.17
182 99442 Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 851,892 1,294,240 $107,505,740 $83.06
197 93458 Coronary Angiography and Left Heart Catheterization 368,493 391,730 $106,950,504 $273.02
199 88312 Special Stain for Microorganisms 677,395 1,436,390 $106,897,855 $74.42
201 90791 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation 667,342 743,041 $106,876,769 $143.84
203 93925 Bilateral Lower-Extremity Arterial Duplex Study 516,452 619,059 $106,816,822 $172.55
204 01402 Anesthesia for Knee Arthroplasty 313,478 474,579 $106,113,949 $223.60
206 99443 Extended Phone Consultation Retired after Q4 2024 586,886 883,996 $105,064,216 $118.85
208 99454 Remote Physiologic Monitoring Device Supply 389,342 2,172,131 $103,822,729 $47.80
209 78492 Cardiac PET Scan, Multiple Studies 74,783 77,038 $101,873,028 $1,322.37
214 97535 Self-Care and Home Management Training 626,210 3,946,851 $100,191,595 $25.39
215 92928 Coronary Artery Stent Procedure 152,652 189,033 $99,814,799 $528.03
216 90833 Psychotherapy With Evaluation and Management 387,047 1,539,816 $99,631,051 $64.70
218 98940 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation 490,921 3,705,639 $99,094,306 $26.74
220 99489 Additional Complex Chronic Care Management 134,350 1,438,630 $96,212,597 $66.88
221 74183 Abdominal MRI With and Without Contrast 447,595 550,445 $95,819,027 $174.08
223 11043 Muscle and Fascia Wound Debridement 128,947 506,331 $95,679,491 $188.97
224 00670 Anesthesia for Spine Surgery 156,155 239,190 $95,383,922 $398.78
75 92133 Optic Nerve Imaging by Optical Coherence Tomography 2,413,428 2,771,233 $94,670,968 $34.16
85 96372 Therapeutic Injection Administration 2,155,085 6,927,967 $92,985,308 $13.42
231 73721 Lower-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 578,157 732,657 $92,949,644 $126.87
232 74178 Abdomen and Pelvis CT With and Without Contrast 454,202 528,890 $90,862,828 $171.80
233 27245 Surgical Fixation of a Proximal Femur Fracture 71,520 94,698 $90,841,325 $959.27
236 90792 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services 485,171 554,096 $90,630,162 $163.56
237 63047 Lumbar Spine Decompression Surgery 76,986 129,909 $89,756,846 $690.92
239 12032 Intermediate Skin Wound Repair 319,175 359,727 $89,009,997 $247.44
240 64561 Sacral Nerve Stimulation Electrode Placement 21,228 41,049 $87,970,837 $2,143.07
242 00790 Anesthesia for Upper Abdominal Surgery 243,416 368,547 $87,966,103 $238.68
243 93656 Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation 92,301 94,827 $86,388,625 $911.01
244 99458 Additional Remote Physiologic Monitoring Management 297,929 2,191,295 $85,434,009 $38.99
245 36475 Radiofrequency Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 47,580 86,009 $85,285,614 $991.59
248 90966 Monthly Home Dialysis Services 46,385 296,285 $84,053,042 $283.69
250 96365 Intravenous Therapeutic Infusion Administration 333,294 1,390,306 $84,041,778 $60.45
251 36482 Adhesive Treatment of an Incompetent Extremity Vein 26,269 52,024 $81,918,590 $1,574.63
254 95165 Allergen Immunotherapy Preparation 160,264 5,866,953 $81,196,110 $13.84
255 64721 Open Carpal Tunnel Release 93,545 153,293 $81,037,735 $528.65
257 13132 Complex Skin Wound Repair 249,314 288,755 $79,009,782 $273.62
259 99487 Complex Chronic Care Management 201,729 634,385 $78,864,671 $124.32
149 93971 Unilateral Extremity Venous Duplex Study 1,161,632 1,504,508 $78,442,066 $52.14
261 88307 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level V 510,069 903,970 $77,683,538 $85.94
263 65778 Ocular Surface Amniotic Membrane Placement 40,854 71,806 $77,005,705 $1,072.41
264 00813 Anesthesia for Combined Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 477,483 618,649 $76,347,884 $123.41
265 33361 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 55,883 104,131 $76,091,611 $730.73
267 33533 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 42,462 68,688 $75,495,960 $1,099.11
156 76770 Complete Retroperitoneal Ultrasound 1,082,156 1,280,211 $75,135,885 $58.69
271 45378 Diagnostic Colonoscopy 242,131 303,144 $74,062,078 $244.31
136 72125 Cervical Spine CT Without Contrast 1,284,535 1,546,919 $73,675,812 $47.63
274 72197 Pelvic MRI With and Without Contrast 341,313 392,853 $73,552,941 $187.23
276 95886 Needle Electromyography Study 482,544 842,347 $72,982,849 $86.64
279 97610 Low-Frequency Ultrasound Wound Treatment 19,695 180,650 $72,708,158 $402.48
100 73502 Hip and Pelvis Radiograph 1,879,912 2,640,504 $70,718,252 $26.78
284 68761 Lacrimal Punctum Closure 202,609 508,384 $69,709,236 $137.12
56 82607 Vitamin B12 Laboratory Test 3,471,904 4,691,340 $69,219,700 $14.75
219 70496 Head CT Angiography 704,447 797,308 $68,706,915 $86.17
290 22551 Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion 30,738 51,588 $68,352,208 $1,324.96
184 11103 Additional Skin Biopsy 836,017 1,465,983 $68,242,940 $46.55
228 99221 Initial Hospital Care, Level 1 693,637 864,473 $68,062,110 $78.73
205 70498 Neck CT Angiography 734,786 826,669 $68,028,220 $82.29
280 72141 Cervical Spine MRI Without Contrast 551,765 630,444 $67,834,277 $107.60
295 95816 Electroencephalography Study 209,102 300,075 $67,665,608 $225.50
296 78816 Whole-Body PET/CT Imaging 85,694 118,607 $67,609,647 $570.03
297 73221 Upper-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast 424,300 528,419 $66,930,774 $126.66
300 96401 Subcutaneous or Intramuscular Antineoplastic Injection Administration 158,077 937,494 $66,249,013 $70.67
302 77523 — 2,732 66,639 $65,981,472 $990.13
180 76536 Neck Soft-Tissue Ultrasound 861,898 991,676 $65,895,116 $66.45
304 22633 — 34,861 57,638 $65,842,660 $1,142.35
306 27236 — 52,993 74,558 $65,761,512 $882.02
191 99283 Emergency Department Visit, Level 3 791,581 981,836 $65,702,789 $66.92
309 13121 — 185,173 217,593 $64,861,083 $298.08
311 33208 — 86,669 89,852 $64,804,203 $721.23
109 73562 Knee Radiograph 1,593,367 2,338,418 $63,888,555 $27.32
107 73630 Foot Radiograph 1,629,252 2,630,753 $63,314,938 $24.07
155 69210 Impacted Earwax Removal 1,108,914 1,499,606 $62,981,879 $42.00
315 64555 — 9,279 26,157 $62,669,915 $2,395.91
316 01214 — 178,064 261,726 $62,416,090 $238.48
98 73030 Shoulder Radiograph 1,918,188 2,817,362 $62,384,761 $22.14
319 77338 — 168,244 211,674 $62,074,884 $293.26
275 88313 Special Histochemical Stain 554,928 1,445,845 $61,865,592 $42.79
320 31575 — 429,461 540,324 $61,640,516 $114.08
70 77080 Central Bone Density Study 2,717,914 2,872,254 $61,394,573 $21.38
324 90868 — 10,915 343,644 $61,285,424 $178.34
132 73564 Complete Knee Radiograph Study 1,301,805 1,800,995 $60,877,994 $33.80
328 95811 — 173,494 194,680 $60,432,358 $310.42
159 92136 Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Planning 1,038,172 1,692,632 $60,123,048 $35.52
277 99307 Subsequent Nursing Facility Care, Level 1 553,599 1,556,786 $59,392,358 $38.15
331 92507 — 57,353 819,347 $59,072,244 $72.10
82 84153 Prostate-Specific Antigen Test 2,206,597 3,278,858 $58,960,350 $17.98
333 00840 — 185,542 272,388 $58,881,583 $216.17
335 26055 — 79,134 153,600 $58,852,636 $383.16
200 11720 Debridement of Nails 746,977 1,838,644 $58,186,715 $31.65
269 00812 Anesthesia for Lower Gastrointestinal Screening Endoscopy 574,840 713,532 $57,558,184 $80.67
339 00537 — 126,949 192,664 $56,876,667 $295.21
342 37243 — 16,220 18,766 $56,144,811 $2,991.84
344 95810 — 169,984 183,390 $55,931,615 $304.99
187 99202 New Patient Office Visit, Level 2 816,092 832,888 $55,170,371 $66.24
346 64490 — 95,018 220,805 $54,988,684 $249.04
252 76700 Complete Abdominal Ultrasound 615,700 721,125 $54,883,616 $76.11
351 47562 — 73,908 91,613 $54,421,517 $594.04
356 64633 — 59,787 111,118 $53,006,882 $477.03
358 55700 — Retired after Q4 2025 148,403 179,733 $52,989,019 $294.82
196 93015 Complete Cardiovascular Stress Test 776,918 795,446 $52,727,789 $66.29
360 67042 — 22,741 38,916 $52,640,156 $1,352.66
364 97597 — 231,661 684,939 $51,559,705 $75.28
353 11055 — 401,762 774,610 $51,248,525 $66.16
365 15260 — 48,879 56,202 $50,923,987 $906.09
366 33249 — 27,659 28,796 $50,822,162 $1,764.90
368 77300 — 278,617 1,215,396 $50,755,775 $41.76
369 88185 — 78,533 2,080,803 $50,675,059 $24.35
371 87150 — 95,175 1,457,908 $50,004,645 $34.30
372 43249 — 111,766 164,785 $49,941,333 $303.07
378 98942 — 101,964 982,994 $48,960,993 $49.81
379 87801 — 221,077 707,984 $48,612,469 $68.66
380 25609 — 18,162 30,734 $48,475,989 $1,577.28
382 77263 — 269,544 292,339 $48,226,690 $164.97
383 62321 — 134,577 228,364 $48,210,411 $211.11
50 84439 Free T4 Thyroid Test 3,562,271 5,454,734 $48,135,134 $8.82
287 77066 Bilateral Diagnostic Mammography 526,992 559,786 $46,985,270 $83.93
91 82728 Ferritin Laboratory Test 2,040,942 3,450,457 $45,992,122 $13.33
395 17262 — 244,398 309,879 $45,826,745 $147.89
396 77002 — 289,629 530,655 $45,774,333 $86.26
398 22514 — 20,289 22,369 $45,660,906 $2,041.26
146 92557 Comprehensive Hearing Assessment 1,176,134 1,263,075 $45,437,334 $35.97
401 27096 — 225,610 306,924 $45,307,827 $147.62
403 36905 — 12,567 22,193 $44,876,083 $2,022.08
283 77065 Unilateral Diagnostic Mammography 547,496 691,868 $44,489,028 $64.30
406 19301 — 55,120 69,256 $44,337,000 $640.19
397 99316 — 339,779 378,033 $44,195,439 $116.91
412 77373 — 9,560 45,433 $44,000,255 $968.46
293 87635 SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Detection 516,214 872,784 $43,693,266 $50.06
413 01922 — 191,816 305,425 $43,614,861 $142.80
415 29828 — 21,969 43,659 $43,439,654 $994.98
418 97113 — 46,355 1,570,017 $43,411,077 $27.65
419 36561 — 105,493 111,879 $43,265,187 $386.71
421 49650 — 60,726 81,475 $43,215,152 $530.41
424 88360 — 303,909 729,146 $43,147,876 $59.18
425 67904 — 24,982 56,249 $42,749,302 $760.00
65 80048 Basic Metabolic Blood Panel 3,077,580 5,135,813 $42,454,260 $8.27
428 22842 — 52,553 84,352 $42,440,104 $503.13
430 64636 — 191,970 251,269 $42,352,246 $168.55
431 36903 — 9,787 14,155 $42,192,929 $2,980.78
435 99292 — 171,305 406,014 $41,644,195 $102.57
437 87637 — 126,366 297,103 $41,303,573 $139.02
301 20550 — 497,181 795,040 $39,946,562 $50.24
128 72100 Lumbar Spine Radiograph 1,307,664 1,655,257 $39,591,359 $23.92
446 92235 — 196,174 243,429 $39,378,988 $161.77
447 37242 — 12,538 14,720 $39,363,064 $2,674.12
448 29881 — 32,704 51,915 $39,291,443 $756.84
450 67036 — 19,072 34,192 $39,131,859 $1,144.47
381 76641 — 363,478 400,805 $38,720,933 $96.61
176 76705 Limited Abdominal Ultrasound 883,854 1,044,421 $38,242,589 $36.62
457 36906 — 5,957 9,068 $38,029,265 $4,193.79
459 22513 — 16,814 19,068 $37,894,136 $1,987.32
461 96133 — 134,484 407,885 $37,741,055 $92.53
96 82746 Folate Laboratory Test 1,949,537 2,597,305 $37,373,076 $14.39
463 29848 — 36,073 65,872 $37,218,931 $565.02
465 43235 — 212,795 262,619 $36,989,223 $140.85
399 97150 — 335,900 2,707,451 $36,852,751 $13.61
469 64494 — 244,289 383,086 $36,746,417 $95.92
404 97164 — 329,453 533,953 $36,602,887 $68.55
475 95819 — 142,057 154,917 $36,284,184 $234.22
477 96132 — 222,374 298,128 $36,245,342 $121.58
481 87631 — 182,668 257,738 $35,924,862 $139.39
483 15271 — 59,138 291,989 $35,692,155 $122.24
485 55874 — 22,599 25,674 $35,664,393 $1,389.12
487 65855 — 92,397 166,252 $35,613,473 $214.21
488 90836 — 82,764 402,075 $35,385,869 $88.01
489 93978 — 223,679 253,437 $35,339,243 $139.44
491 52601 — 36,817 40,311 $35,142,557 $871.79
492 99483 — 126,810 140,065 $35,096,667 $250.57
71 87086 Urine Culture 2,644,088 4,434,773 $35,035,417 $7.90
441 93312 — 286,535 337,922 $34,905,114 $103.29
495 66174 — 14,716 37,263 $34,876,880 $935.97
256 83880 Natriuretic Peptide Test 614,724 904,431 $34,741,242 $38.41
497 67108 — 15,411 26,438 $34,715,594 $1,313.09
500 90935 — 108,995 507,421 $34,709,713 $68.40
332 71271 — 450,001 474,976 $34,537,534 $72.71
286 87811 Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test 533,890 856,116 $34,346,159 $40.12
503 01638 — 83,652 124,065 $34,196,506 $275.63
505 77435 — 49,019 53,259 $34,036,690 $639.08
506 28285 — 32,742 74,843 $33,845,421 $452.22
508 77290 — 128,443 160,139 $33,823,042 $211.21
272 76642 Limited Breast Ultrasound 568,299 664,041 $33,788,544 $50.88
512 93975 — 185,724 218,062 $33,669,614 $154.40
171 94729 Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity Test 889,041 976,142 $33,477,770 $34.30
516 01480 — 158,439 255,065 $33,331,324 $130.68
518 72158 — 190,707 222,200 $33,276,824 $149.76
521 23430 — 23,098 41,263 $33,006,396 $799.90
522 78814 — 29,573 33,835 $32,956,556 $974.04
524 75574 — 196,812 210,289 $32,851,622 $156.22
525 00300 — 133,305 210,414 $32,624,905 $155.05
188 84403 Total Testosterone Test 812,572 1,288,334 $32,458,462 $25.19
317 70486 — 481,165 527,263 $32,242,680 $61.15
310 93922 — 493,968 595,050 $32,038,049 $53.84
402 76830 — 332,112 386,003 $31,975,132 $82.84
532 95911 — 156,171 162,532 $31,868,130 $196.07
285 88112 Cytopathology Examination 546,146 822,925 $31,602,139 $38.40
502 10060 — 233,576 266,268 $31,377,326 $117.84
535 00400 — 172,498 278,751 $31,332,461 $112.40
537 95004 — 150,730 8,632,593 $31,281,502 $3.62
539 29880 — 24,377 39,071 $31,140,988 $797.04
542 93351 — 162,890 164,998 $30,956,866 $187.62
543 00560 — 61,754 81,226 $30,865,787 $380.00
544 13101 — 85,505 96,246 $30,786,897 $319.88
327 99441 — Retired after Q4 2024 462,251 609,109 $30,726,374 $50.44
550 65756 — 10,855 22,311 $30,588,317 $1,371.00
548 11602 — 209,400 243,319 $30,504,625 $125.37
299 72131 Lumbar Spine CT Without Contrast 505,707 566,260 $30,496,261 $53.86
553 50590 — 30,455 41,899 $30,463,467 $727.07
462 11104 — 268,007 286,100 $30,243,000 $105.71
464 93923 — 267,255 325,728 $30,228,924 $92.80
556 87636 — 116,139 219,337 $30,219,940 $137.78
167 73130 Hand Radiograph 905,883 1,312,279 $30,202,391 $23.02
298 87640 Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Detection 506,942 876,008 $30,087,424 $34.35
538 99344 — 216,546 236,287 $30,034,523 $127.11
560 99345 — 156,901 166,139 $29,973,067 $180.41
511 88173 — 229,672 359,824 $29,862,576 $82.99
562 01926 — 86,272 124,041 $29,683,730 $239.31
564 99183 — 11,691 295,636 $29,592,432 $100.10
565 00567 — 35,758 45,068 $29,478,023 $654.08
567 01230 — 103,107 149,910 $29,452,269 $196.47
569 52287 — 53,213 83,974 $29,349,231 $349.50
451 86235 — 273,646 1,660,751 $29,040,805 $17.49
246 99211 Established Patient Office Visit, Level 1 622,682 1,302,454 $29,006,122 $22.27
314 76942 — 490,199 659,800 $28,850,535 $43.73
471 97163 — 259,280 284,097 $28,122,822 $98.99
49 82570 Urine Creatinine Test 3,586,723 5,536,830 $28,014,435 $5.06
531 87502 — 220,014 295,235 $27,419,873 $92.87
377 95251 — 368,447 841,748 $27,240,836 $32.36
414 76856 — 310,953 364,065 $26,998,733 $74.16
229 72110 Multi-View Lumbar Spine Radiograph 688,281 782,428 $26,401,597 $33.74
422 99304 — 305,281 342,145 $26,268,776 $76.78
198 73610 Ankle Radiograph 767,475 1,168,699 $25,853,665 $22.12
238 73110 Wrist Radiograph 658,158 1,047,664 $25,793,482 $24.62
165 73560 Limited Knee Radiograph Study 944,107 1,364,130 $25,709,883 $18.85
162 84481 Free Triiodothyronine Test 1,020,299 1,529,939 $25,342,285 $16.56
384 73700 — 358,037 413,810 $25,295,949 $61.13
58 82043 Urine Albumin Test 3,227,579 4,470,806 $25,236,941 $5.64
104 83550 Iron-Binding Capacity Test 1,771,404 2,918,577 $24,961,607 $8.55
308 87651 — 494,115 721,023 $24,728,058 $34.30
528 72146 — 221,468 252,283 $24,268,870 $96.20
213 87804 Influenza Antigen Test 722,721 1,486,307 $23,892,058 $16.07
507 70491 — 231,616 290,811 $23,839,654 $81.98
490 36556 — 244,804 291,397 $23,652,026 $81.17
119 87186 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 1,422,345 2,748,294 $23,265,622 $8.47
554 64484 — 205,758 276,713 $23,101,837 $83.49
101 83735 Magnesium Laboratory Test 1,877,646 3,498,127 $22,923,869 $6.55
153 74018 Abdominal Radiograph 1,113,483 1,991,691 $22,783,538 $11.44
89 83540 Iron Laboratory Test 2,130,076 3,576,974 $22,628,631 $6.33
217 94060 Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing 704,454 794,197 $22,115,435 $27.85
547 88189 — 211,062 265,496 $21,845,064 $82.28
133 51798 Bladder Residual Urine Measurement 1,295,540 1,918,942 $21,730,997 $11.32
359 87500 — 389,056 632,564 $21,723,930 $34.34
262 94726 Pulmonary Lung Volume Study 591,459 640,200 $21,677,781 $33.86
561 99347 — 198,651 509,087 $21,672,448 $42.57
566 76872 — 196,248 234,150 $21,454,788 $91.63
336 36620 — 446,135 502,586 $21,401,854 $42.58
80 85027 Blood Cell Count 2,214,430 3,331,509 $21,083,318 $6.33
423 64447 — 304,108 357,064 $20,829,433 $58.34
445 20600 — 278,676 436,566 $20,452,397 $46.85
42 81001 Urine Test With Microscope Exam 4,033,511 6,352,561 $19,716,507 $3.10
249 92020 Gonioscopy 617,700 706,662 $19,672,503 $27.84
289 86334 Immunofixation Electrophoresis 526,216 934,844 $18,562,681 $19.86
190 84165 Serum Protein Electrophoresis 795,224 1,369,974 $18,498,910 $13.50
330 93308 — 458,727 584,534 $17,953,279 $30.71
120 87088 Urine Culture Identification 1,398,306 2,217,560 $17,565,489 $7.92
493 20605 — 244,398 352,665 $17,413,133 $49.38
393 76775 — 352,902 404,820 $17,327,764 $42.80
253 94010 Spirometry 614,902 819,100 $17,297,201 $21.12
444 76882 — 278,953 375,307 $17,011,208 $45.33
466 86480 — 263,489 279,446 $16,927,173 $60.57
235 88304 Surgical Pathology Examination, Level III 660,862 796,472 $16,879,106 $21.19
432 87641 — 296,748 486,893 $16,726,224 $34.35
170 92567 Tympanometry 893,850 990,670 $15,813,284 $15.96
141 87077 Microorganism Identification From Culture 1,230,174 1,941,666 $15,355,354 $7.91
212 93016 Cardiovascular Stress Test Supervision 729,866 744,612 $14,938,159 $20.06
305 72040 — 494,992 627,925 $14,838,709 $23.63
202 85610 Prothrombin Time Test 744,410 3,265,833 $13,683,660 $4.19
53 81003 Automated Urinalysis 3,532,293 5,688,971 $12,451,950 $2.19
122 86140 C-Reactive Protein Test 1,367,120 2,378,846 $12,055,947 $5.07
526 72128 — 222,350 243,107 $11,918,801 $49.03
409 92201 — 325,421 463,535 $11,902,311 $25.68
178 93018 Cardiovascular Stress Test Interpretation 864,953 883,429 $11,869,002 $13.44
108 84550 Uric Acid Laboratory Test 1,623,698 2,683,561 $11,862,142 $4.42
416 72050 — 310,542 352,466 $11,706,630 $33.21
440 82670 — 288,806 423,955 $11,576,026 $27.30
247 87880 Streptococcus Antigen Test 621,692 711,217 $11,398,993 $16.03
337 93356 — 439,052 472,209 $10,993,842 $23.28
473 92025 — 257,806 303,294 $10,391,911 $34.26
343 92202 — 419,523 648,036 $10,334,025 $15.95
434 84402 — 294,288 409,346 $10,178,656 $24.87
323 76937 — 469,638 600,704 $9,949,768 $16.56
241 72170 Pelvis Radiograph 627,850 730,654 $9,892,561 $13.54
386 92285 — 357,514 453,882 $9,811,888 $21.62
449 74230 — 274,489 318,343 $9,620,722 $30.22
226 80076 Hepatic Function Panel 694,196 1,178,776 $9,415,322 $7.99
460 73140 — 268,864 375,848 $9,336,252 $24.84
273 80069 Renal Function Panel 565,462 1,098,129 $9,314,184 $8.48
350 84154 — 409,007 511,288 $9,200,879 $18.00
563 87591 — 197,066 261,652 $8,984,672 $34.34
509 94727 — 231,195 249,284 $8,672,479 $34.79
555 82378 — 205,027 454,352 $8,421,634 $18.54
174 84100 Phosphorus Laboratory Test 887,331 1,797,226 $8,323,194 $4.63
510 83520 — 230,084 491,309 $8,287,589 $16.87
192 82550 Creatine Kinase Test 786,805 1,283,205 $8,170,950 $6.37
352 84480 — 405,757 583,507 $8,099,646 $13.88
260 86038 Antinuclear Antibody Test 592,807 684,407 $8,098,285 $11.83
374 73552 — 368,883 534,054 $7,849,056 $14.70
268 83615 Lactate Dehydrogenase Test 576,800 1,301,854 $7,664,109 $5.89
426 93228 — 300,477 310,401 $7,541,501 $24.30
545 87624 — 212,573 219,804 $7,537,455 $34.29
467 73620 — 262,495 378,732 $7,522,291 $19.86
117 81002 Manual Urinalysis 1,459,307 2,205,818 $7,482,346 $3.39
443 93320 — 285,030 315,739 $7,417,092 $23.49
405 73080 — 328,957 420,234 $7,374,542 $17.55
347 88311 — 415,386 558,120 $7,084,205 $12.69
329 86803 — 460,185 498,329 $6,941,501 $13.93
519 82533 — 225,946 433,018 $6,902,389 $15.94
363 86376 — 384,556 472,630 $6,728,928 $14.24
523 84270 — 223,282 314,114 $6,652,722 $21.18
370 86141 — 375,296 499,113 $6,323,335 $12.67
394 73590 — 350,686 464,408 $6,133,281 $13.21
234 84436 Total Thyroxine Test 664,959 892,669 $6,003,509 $6.73
557 86160 — 200,813 510,201 $5,983,576 $11.73
281 84460 Alanine Aminotransferase Test 549,553 1,154,341 $5,949,305 $5.15
484 72070 — 248,875 296,261 $5,861,892 $19.79
348 83721 — 412,094 563,992 $5,791,229 $10.27
138 85652 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test 1,273,113 2,160,659 $5,713,460 $2.64
193 82565 Blood Creatinine Test 782,390 1,160,145 $5,676,608 $4.89
536 80305 — 216,608 457,598 $5,563,970 $12.16
501 71101 — 236,013 266,217 $5,508,812 $20.69
568 11719 — 194,199 521,813 $5,431,786 $10.41
458 90471 — 269,147 283,630 $5,329,347 $18.79
476 86800 — 254,847 329,773 $5,132,578 $15.56
391 76376 — 354,321 403,693 $5,061,717 $12.54
207 84156 Urine Protein Test 734,667 1,375,147 $4,941,015 $3.59
559 83516 — 199,195 418,020 $4,713,515 $11.28
551 83090 — 207,343 261,096 $4,580,703 $17.54
258 82248 Direct Bilirubin Test 601,846 928,106 $4,531,400 $4.88
355 76514 — 390,016 419,273 $4,464,181 $10.65
341 87070 — 423,956 528,954 $4,463,447 $8.44
499 73060 — 237,364 320,210 $4,422,297 $13.81
558 99453 — 199,233 214,713 $4,344,743 $20.24
527 99406 — 222,330 324,431 $4,282,221 $13.20
504 84466 — 233,443 343,101 $4,271,641 $12.45
312 96127 — 492,004 955,986 $4,267,872 $4.46
541 74019 — 213,018 269,241 $4,142,503 $15.39
420 82977 — 305,587 556,731 $3,910,964 $7.02
517 83695 — 228,036 272,999 $3,819,823 $13.99
452 86200 — 272,849 301,888 $3,814,437 $12.64
513 86225 — 229,510 282,552 $3,794,712 $13.43
533 82274 — 217,520 233,440 $3,625,947 $15.53
321 84450 — 473,946 725,431 $3,604,245 $4.97
292 93325 Echocardiographic Color Flow Mapping 520,281 633,903 $3,602,966 $5.68
515 83525 — 228,494 319,245 $3,569,446 $11.18
468 51741 — 260,148 321,590 $3,442,511 $10.70
373 84479 — 374,546 502,077 $3,181,162 $6.34
334 86431 — 449,724 529,754 $2,940,197 $5.55
345 82947 — 418,999 762,268 $2,917,473 $3.83
400 83690 — 335,337 428,623 $2,886,244 $6.73
454 93321 — 271,286 336,571 $2,801,053 $8.32
474 87340 — 257,018 275,574 $2,781,853 $10.09
362 93005 — 384,900 445,739 $2,739,537 $6.15
357 82310 — 389,745 538,218 $2,704,084 $5.02
417 82247 — 306,466 531,111 $2,577,231 $4.85
390 82040 — 356,523 514,646 $2,458,756 $4.78
367 82962 — 376,900 762,721 $2,428,370 $3.18
388 81000 — 357,337 598,030 $2,344,009 $3.92
322 84155 — 472,608 655,037 $2,325,989 $3.55
480 82150 — 254,452 353,545 $2,240,496 $6.34
427 85730 — 300,392 373,811 $2,199,376 $5.88
429 84075 — 299,492 427,035 $2,126,588 $4.98
436 85651 — 293,840 497,162 $2,069,462 $4.16
411 84520 — 319,696 454,003 $1,746,321 $3.85
530 84132 — 220,354 320,020 $1,481,379 $4.63
498 85045 — 241,172 332,559 $1,297,738 $3.90
552 85018 — 206,430 335,139 $774,389 $2.31

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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