99222 is the CPT code for: Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes. In 2024, 115,957 providers billed 99222 5,366,122 times, with an estimated $528.3M paid by Medicare.
Medicare's 2026 Physician Fee Schedule national rate for 99222 is $116.90 in the facility setting. National amounts before geographic adjustment — your locality's rate differs slightly.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $98.44 (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 | Christopher Chu, MD | Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | 2,642 | $283K |
| 2 | Keshwar Ramkissoon, MD | Internal Medicine | Brooklyn, NY | 1,867 | $203K |
| 3 | Geoff Weikle, DO | Internal Medicine | San Antonio, TX | 1,575 | $153K |
| 4 | Konstantinos Kallinikos, DPM | Podiatry | Brooklyn, NY | 1,574 | $179K |
| 5 | Manish Trivedi, M.D. | Infectious Disease | Pomona, NJ | 1,501 | $174K |
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