00142 is the CPT code for: Anesthesia for lens surgery. In 2024, 19,043 providers billed 00142 1,615,397 times, with an estimated $120.5M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, 00142 is anesthesia — priced by base + time units, not a flat rate. There is no single national dollar rate to quote — and anyone showing you $0.00 for it is misreading the file.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $74.59 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bean, CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | Tulsa, OK | 2,573 | $171K |
| 2 | Chris Bender, CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | Sioux Falls, SD | 2,449 | $169K |
| 3 | Dwayne Livigni, DO | Anesthesiology | Mullins, SC | 2,187 | $94K |
| 4 | Timothy Gibson, CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | St Petersburg, FL | 2,180 | $143K |
| 5 | Paul Picetti, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Reno, NV | 2,118 | $166K |
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