HCPCS 70551

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.48 (2022 fee schedule)

13,743
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$81M
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
1.1M
95th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
50
75th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
233
71st percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -1.4% · 2022

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M2020: $77M paid20202021: $83M paid20212022: $81M paid20222023: $80M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M$0$50M2020: $77M paid20202021: $83M paid20212022: $81M paid20222023: $80M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M$0$50M2020: $77M paid20202021: $83M paid20212022: $81M paid20222023: $80M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M$0$50M2020: $77M paid20202021: $83M paid20212022: $81M paid20222023: $80M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M

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

Billers

010K2020: 14K providers20202021: 14K providers20212022: 14K providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 14K providers202414K010K2020: 14K providers20202021: 14K providers20212022: 14K providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 14K providers202414K010K2020: 14K providers20202021: 14K providers20212022: 14K providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 14K providers202414K010K2020: 14K providers20202021: 14K providers20212022: 14K providers20222023: 14K providers20232024: 14K providers202414K

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
202413,540$79,705,624-0%1,120,274512541.48
202313,508$79,706,977-1%1,081,057492441.48
202213,743$80,717,639-3%1,076,195502331.48
202113,935$83,367,502+8%1,073,878492311.48
202013,817$76,895,730first year in data984,569462121.48

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
California1,325$9,806,361110,33955244
New York727$8,459,04181,00061351
Florida1,019$6,967,97280,88348244
Texas935$5,567,49676,36752237
New Jersey335$3,276,76134,55068315
Maryland281$3,016,35432,65785319
Pennsylvania623$2,881,03243,32049201
Massachusetts393$2,610,13734,16662241
Illinois586$2,481,73438,69045180
North Carolina418$2,442,81638,88757292
Georgia406$2,269,64132,76654232
Virginia314$2,130,85430,70957316
Ohio411$1,914,89431,86046242
Arizona243$1,873,66122,44161281
Minnesota444$1,763,83826,85236191

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 2 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-NJ665$9,113,66285,16775
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA497$3,990,43042,69652
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD312$2,222,65329,02773
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX336$2,028,10925,20547
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN466$2,026,19031,16350
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD175$1,953,37921,40489
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV173$1,949,92720,61879
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH329$1,949,45026,16957
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL263$1,758,22920,76452
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ160$1,406,65216,85965
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA198$1,343,40118,97465
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI306$1,290,34620,85640
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX187$1,198,39017,52159
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL177$1,108,65012,74634
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA134$1,081,19515,76062

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 70551 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 88% of payment for 70551 nationally in 2022, across 10 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology12,30990%$70,960,04888%990,93181
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)6544.8%$6,235,4057.7%44,88469
Neurology2692.0%$1,726,5762.1%15,73158
Interventional Radiology2942.1%$1,045,2371.3%16,39956
Nuclear Medicine190.14%$132,4160.16%1,46877
Family Practice410.30%$115,7510.14%1,12928
Internal Medicine360.26%$76,9550.10%70520
Neurosurgery210.15%$76,1700.09%81739
Radiation Oncology180.13%$72,6200.09%1,08760
Nurse Practitioner120.09%$19,9820.02%24220

Not listed: 22 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 70551 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