Pediatric Surgery

What they do most for Medicare patients

Service, sort	Code, sort	Times billed, sort	Patients, sort
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	11042	1,801	419
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	99308	1,782	543
Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	11043	1,262	256
Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	99309	869	352
Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	97597	639	176
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	99307	462	294
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes	99213	296	166
Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	99305	229	229
Removal of tissue from wound, each additional 20.0 sq cm	97598	177	23
Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes	99304	144	144
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes	99203	134	134
Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	17250	107	31
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	99232	83	33
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes	99214	80	41
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep)	87880	67	55
Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	11046	61	26
Urinalysis, manual test	81002	51	42
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle	96372	49	35
Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	11045	39	13
Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	11044	37	13
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	99223	32	31
Transplantation of donor kidney	50360	30	30
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	36415	30	27
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes	99212	24	19
Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	99310	23	18
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes	99204	19	19
Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	99306	17	17
X-ray of chest, 2 views	71046	17	16
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	99222	15	15
Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	94640	14	13
Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation	50323	13	13
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	G0444	12	12
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19), influenza virus types a and b, and respiratory syncytial virus	87637	11	11

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Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).