Code 99349. Medicare covered 3,651,486 of these. Here is what providers billed and what Medicare allowed, state by state.
Providers in Armed Forces Europe billed the most for this, at $482.14. In Guam the average was $113.86. Same procedure code, same programme.
These are Medicare figures. The billed column is what providers asked for. The allowed column is what Medicare agreed to pay. Neither is what an uninsured patient gets charged, and neither is what a private insurer negotiates.
The gap between the two columns is the point. A hospital billing three times what Medicare allows tells you the billed number was never a price. It was an opening position.
| State | Billed | Medicare allowed | Gap | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Europe | $482.14 | $102.00 | 4.7x | 35 |
| Alaska | $386.89 | $141.32 | 2.7x | 5,657 |
| Armed Forces Pacific | $384.36 | $140.89 | 2.7x | 154 |
| Delaware | $301.58 | $108.80 | 2.8x | 9,013 |
| New Hampshire | $282.84 | $109.19 | 2.6x | 8,750 |
| Montana | $279.44 | $102.62 | 2.7x | 4,596 |
| Maine | $268.04 | $111.71 | 2.4x | 3,998 |
| Ohio | $265.34 | $103.84 | 2.6x | 126,499 |
| Kansas | $264.47 | $101.71 | 2.6x | 32,945 |
| Connecticut | $255.30 | $114.87 | 2.2x | 29,242 |
| Massachusetts | $253.94 | $112.40 | 2.3x | 48,931 |
| District of Columbia | $253.25 | $124.71 | 2.0x | 7,355 |
| Oregon | $250.75 | $112.33 | 2.2x | 10,409 |
| Vermont | $250.62 | $114.80 | 2.2x | 454 |
| New York | $247.36 | $127.32 | 1.9x | 226,737 |
| Colorado | $246.92 | $109.00 | 2.3x | 65,128 |
| Iowa | $243.35 | $102.40 | 2.4x | 13,447 |
| North Dakota | $242.22 | $103.95 | 2.3x | 6,317 |
| Wyoming | $240.01 | $105.70 | 2.3x | 2,881 |
| California | $238.76 | $119.57 | 2.0x | 343,764 |
| Wisconsin | $238.69 | $105.30 | 2.3x | 36,956 |
| Arkansas | $238.04 | $102.97 | 2.3x | 14,550 |
| Idaho | $236.64 | $101.62 | 2.3x | 23,438 |
| Georgia | $236.17 | $108.27 | 2.2x | 54,541 |
| Illinois | $235.43 | $117.27 | 2.0x | 176,829 |
| Louisiana | $232.30 | $104.70 | 2.2x | 12,940 |
| Texas | $230.81 | $108.60 | 2.1x | 250,281 |
| Virginia | $229.96 | $110.10 | 2.1x | 130,093 |
| Minnesota | $228.51 | $106.92 | 2.1x | 67,461 |
| New Mexico | $226.33 | $105.96 | 2.1x | 5,293 |
| Michigan | $225.84 | $112.34 | 2.0x | 110,982 |
| Arizona | $223.81 | $107.53 | 2.1x | 97,309 |
| Washington | $222.39 | $112.74 | 2.0x | 42,473 |
| South Dakota | $222.19 | $104.10 | 2.1x | 3,849 |
| New Jersey | $220.42 | $118.77 | 1.9x | 145,877 |
| Nebraska | $219.39 | $100.77 | 2.2x | 12,272 |
| Nevada | $218.08 | $106.14 | 2.1x | 48,378 |
| Rhode Island | $217.65 | $112.52 | 1.9x | 3,755 |
| Florida | $216.44 | $111.69 | 1.9x | 565,360 |
| Pennsylvania | $213.82 | $112.68 | 1.9x | 120,189 |
| Kentucky | $213.29 | $102.76 | 2.1x | 32,474 |
| Missouri | $212.20 | $106.27 | 2.0x | 30,334 |
| Maryland | $209.18 | $116.15 | 1.8x | 90,657 |
| West Virginia | $208.47 | $110.75 | 1.9x | 7,350 |
| Utah | $208.42 | $103.62 | 2.0x | 26,983 |
| Tennessee | $208.34 | $103.11 | 2.0x | 74,079 |
| Indiana | $204.75 | $102.72 | 2.0x | 77,998 |
| North Carolina | $204.70 | $103.50 | 2.0x | 195,160 |
| Hawaii | $192.76 | $114.10 | 1.7x | 4,611 |
| Oklahoma | $185.11 | $104.27 | 1.8x | 40,158 |
| Alabama | $182.81 | $98.27 | 1.9x | 21,327 |
| Mississippi | $169.35 | $100.48 | 1.7x | 19,874 |
| Virgin Islands | $165.59 | $122.80 | 1.3x | 47 |
| South Carolina | $164.83 | $103.49 | 1.6x | 158,161 |
| Unknown | $143.30 | $108.25 | 1.3x | 47 |
| Puerto Rico | $118.84 | $116.11 | 1.0x | 2,390 |
| Guam | $113.86 | $106.67 | 1.1x | 652 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, by Geography and Service. Weighted by service volume across places of service.