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Gastroenterology vs Internal Medicine

Medicare billing comparison between Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine providers

Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Total Medicare Payments
$11.7B
$77.0B
↓ 84.9% difference
Total Providers
133.9K
917.6K
↓ 85.4% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$87.0K
$84.0K
↑ 3.7% difference
Markup Ratio
4.86x
2.90x
↑ 67.9% difference
Total Services
156.4M
1.7B
↓ 90.7% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$108.65
$63.92
↑ 70.0% difference

Key Insights

  • •Internal Medicine accounts for $65.4B more in Medicare payments than Gastroenterology.
  • •Gastroenterology providers earn $3.1K more per provider on average.
  • •Gastroenterology has a higher markup ratio (4.86x vs 2.90x).

Top Procedures — Gastroenterology

45385
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
$178.9M
99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$122.9M
45380
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
$78.7M
43239
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
$78.2M
J3380
Injection, vedolizumab, 1 mg
$61.5M

Top Procedures — Internal Medicine

99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$1.2B
99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
$644.3M
99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
$591.0M
G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
$486.0M
99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
$444.8M

Explore Individual Specialties

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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