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#6 of 11K

99214

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity is the #6 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $29.91B in payments across 502.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $53.41.

Total Paid

$29.91B

2.74% of all spending

Total Claims

502.5M

Providers

150K

Avg Cost/Claim

$60

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 99214? Based on 145K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$53.41

Average

$58.31

Std Dev

$46.67

Max

$2,220.83

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$15.38
p25
$33.58
Median
$53.41
p75
$75.33
p90
$99.32
p95
$116.64
p99
$188.30

50% of providers bill between $33.58 and $75.33 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $15.38 and $99.32.

Top 1% bill above $188.30.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 99214 (Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity) was billed by 150K providers across 502.5M claims, totaling $29.91B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 432.9M unique beneficiaries.

Investigation Context

Office visit for an established patient with moderate complexity (99214) is the higher-level counterpart to 99213. Upcoding from 99213 to 99214 is a well-documented fraud pattern — providers bill for a more complex visit than what actually occurred to receive higher reimbursement.

Risk Assessment

This procedure is featured in our investigation: Impossible Volume

Read the full analysis for context on billing patterns associated with this code.

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$53.41

Providers Billing

145K

National Spending

$29.91B

Avg/Median Ratio

1.09×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 99214

#ProviderTotal Paid
1City Medical Of Upper East Side Pllc

New York, NY · Clinic/Center Urgent Care

$108.7M
2Fast Pace Medical Clinic Pllc

Spring Hill, TN · Family Medicine

$79.9M
3Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$75.5M
4Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$75.2M
5Brightview Llc

Cincinnati, OH · Internal Medicine Addiction Medicine

$72.2M
6Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · General Acute Care Hospital

$71.1M
7Nextcare Arizona Llc

Tempe, AZ · Clinic/Center, Urgent Care

$70.6M
8Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$69.1M
9Ideal Option, Pllc

Pasco, WA · Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine

$66.4M
10Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Albuquerque, NM · Surgery

$66.2M
11Optum Medical Care Of New Jersey Pc

Secaucus, NJ · Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

$65.2M
12Umass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

Worcester, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$61.7M
13Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · Anesthesiology

$61.5M
14North Shore-lij Medical Pc

Great Neck, NY · Urology

$60.8M
15Mnr Industries Llc

Bel Air, MD · Clinic/Center Urgent Care

$56.8M
16Children's Hospital Medical Center Of Akron

Akron, OH · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$56.7M
17Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA · Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier

$50.1M
18Community Physicians Of Indiana Inc

Indianapolis, IN · Internal Medicine

$42.6M
19Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group Practice

Shreveport, LA · Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

$41.6M
20Waianae District Comprehensive Health And Hospital Board, Inc

Waianae, HI · Pediatrics

$41.4M

Showing top 20 of 150K providers billing this code