HCPCS 70450

Imaging service (ClaimLight category; the code descriptor is not shown)

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.85 (2022 fee schedule)

21,168
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$160M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
5.0M
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
176
91st percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
674
84th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-2.4%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -0.2% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $162M paid20202021: $164M paid20212022: $160M paid20222023: $154M paid20232024: $148M paid2024$148M$0$100M2020: $162M paid20202021: $164M paid20212022: $160M paid20222023: $154M paid20232024: $148M paid2024$148M$0$100M2020: $162M paid20202021: $164M paid20212022: $160M paid20222023: $154M paid20232024: $148M paid2024$148M$0$100M2020: $162M paid20202021: $164M paid20212022: $160M paid20222023: $154M paid20232024: $148M paid2024$148M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 21K providers20202021: 21K providers20212022: 21K providers20222023: 21K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
202421,081$147,847,888-4%4,896,8741636810.85
202321,092$154,069,747-4%4,924,0521696640.85
202221,168$159,813,416-2%5,038,6151766740.85
202121,201$163,710,177+1%4,966,7241776570.85
202021,200$161,914,845first year in data4,796,2281736180.85

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
California2,037$14,297,379419,839140599
Florida1,354$12,021,595361,834183805
Texas1,419$11,322,756359,216164739
New York1,092$10,325,773288,957176842
Illinois873$7,436,838237,419216694
Pennsylvania971$6,849,215220,864174652
Minnesota793$6,156,225195,796171731
North Carolina773$5,492,084180,383158743
New Jersey556$5,148,593147,728190777
Ohio771$4,898,430162,789173550
Massachusetts588$4,805,115149,904201644
Georgia590$4,449,343144,131175712
Virginia564$4,440,250142,549201673
Michigan627$4,420,969144,929171628
Maryland402$4,205,768120,287245717

Not listed: 6 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,026$10,950,016299,193200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN657$5,926,848187,400221
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI608$5,244,797166,345191
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA710$5,068,297146,617143
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD514$4,283,490129,893197
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH466$3,747,551116,207197
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX491$3,534,939109,373150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL351$3,233,51396,544209
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX334$2,839,04989,952152
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD263$2,687,88477,292245
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV284$2,649,29575,211184
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA323$2,568,04382,078184
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI299$2,068,17867,093188
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA269$1,985,80162,298148
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ244$1,934,28759,216164

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 70450 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 96% of payment for 70450 nationally in 2022, across 13 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology19,40592%$152,829,33096%4,848,767250
Interventional Radiology6993.3%$3,764,2522.4%121,915174
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)4182.0%$1,521,0000.95%22,40154
Nuclear Medicine510.24%$291,5760.18%8,884174
Internal Medicine1200.57%$216,0160.14%4,76240
Neurology560.26%$206,0180.13%5,747103
Radiation Oncology340.16%$169,1420.11%5,442160
Family Practice960.45%$129,9130.08%2,80829
Emergency Medicine720.34%$108,8450.07%2,47934
Cardiology260.12%$93,6100.06%2,04679
Neurosurgery540.26%$90,0740.06%2,21641
Physician Assistant420.20%$38,6370.02%77819
Nurse Practitioner270.13%$28,5500.02%61523

Not listed: 23 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2022.

Top billers of 70450 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations