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Urology vs Nephrology

Medicare billing comparison between Urology and Nephrology providers

Urology
Nephrology
Total Medicare Payments
$12.6B
$16.0B
↓ 21.2% difference
Total Providers
88.3K
86.3K
↑ 2.4% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$142.4K
$185.2K
↓ 23.1% difference
Markup Ratio
3.79x
2.92x
↑ 29.9% difference
Total Services
513.4M
259.2M
↑ 98.1% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$98.44
$108.03
↓ 8.9% difference

Key Insights

  • •Nephrology accounts for $3.4B more in Medicare payments than Urology.
  • •Nephrology providers earn $42.8K more per provider on average.
  • •Urology has a higher markup ratio (3.79x vs 2.92x).

Top Procedures — Urology

99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$255.9M
99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
$135.1M
52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
$103.4M
99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
$69.3M
J9217
Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg
$52.0M

Top Procedures — Nephrology

90960
Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)
$295.6M
99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
$169.9M
99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$149.7M
99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
$149.1M
90961
Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)
$77.9M

Explore Individual Specialties

View UrologyView Nephrology

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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