Dermatology
What they do most for Medicare patients
| Service, sort | Times billed, sort |
|---|---|
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 7,591 |
| Use of externally generated heat to increase temperature of cancer cell, heating to depths 4.0 cm or less | 7,607 |
| Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess | 7,769 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 8,039 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 8,111 |
| Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure | 8,511 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 9,165 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 9,655 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 9,706 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 9,966 |
| Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere | 10,118 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 10,255 |
| Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens | 11,092 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 11,245 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 11,405 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11,509 |
| Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth | 11,636 |
| Incision biopsy, first skin growth | 12,227 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 12,338 |
| Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth | 12,435 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block | 13,087 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 13,416 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 13,845 |
| Treatment of inflammatory skin disease using laser, less than 250.0 sq cm | 13,964 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 14,387 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 15,533 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 15,665 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15,802 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 16,774 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17,034 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 17,601 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 18,855 |
| Acne surgery | 19,856 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 19,963 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 20,114 |
| Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths | 20,451 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 20,814 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 21,552 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract | 21,638 |
| Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags | 21,765 |
| High dose rate electronic brachytherapy, external | 21,974 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 23,048 |
| Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth | 24,032 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 24,458 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 24,730 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 24,855 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 25,525 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 27,011 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 29,351 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 30,153 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 32,044 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 32,938 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 33,355 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 34,777 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 36,830 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 38,151 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 38,187 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 39,911 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 41,489 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 45,351 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 51,814 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 55,195 |
| Application of ultraviolet light to skin | 58,498 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 61,475 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 61,509 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 69,807 |
| Biopsy of ear | 72,758 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 76,329 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 80,954 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 85,694 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 89,175 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 96,771 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 102,087 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 111,301 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 115,256 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 120,943 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 122,633 |
| Therapy procedure using ultraviolet radiation with tar or petroleum jelly application | 126,235 |
| Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count | 169,860 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 173,655 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 177,402 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 178,407 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 206,931 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 227,866 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 230,431 |
| Test for allergy using skin patch | 231,666 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 247,060 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 408,652 |
| Injection, sculptra, 0.5 mg | 424,270 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 492,603 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 729,378 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 809,885 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 837,556 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 1,611,065 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 1,625,308 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 1,873,281 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 1,967,052 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 3,556,714 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 5,289,912 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 11,480,870 |
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).