HCPCS 70553

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 2.29 (2021 fee schedule)

11,567
97th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$126M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
951K
95th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
46
73rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
269
73rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+9.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +1.4% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $126M paid20212022: $120M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $121M paid2024$121M$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $126M paid20212022: $120M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $121M paid2024$121M$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $126M paid20212022: $120M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $121M paid2024$121M$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $126M paid20212022: $120M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $121M paid2024$121M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K

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
202411,330$120,839,090-0%1,028,334522912.29
202311,271$121,433,194+1%985,641492852.29
202211,384$120,239,788-4%951,442472752.29
202111,567$125,898,956+9%950,922462692.29
202011,402$115,242,874first year in data865,620442482.29

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
California985$12,604,72875,67944261
New York598$10,288,41160,38955359
Florida760$10,129,57859,72742258
Texas767$8,457,87561,57343254
Massachusetts333$4,927,96236,57663316
Illinois521$4,664,36043,24344277
Pennsylvania520$4,640,14839,97049222
Maryland225$4,171,94122,44867323
Minnesota386$4,150,71929,99648220
Virginia254$4,070,04031,79759386
New Jersey276$4,001,48321,82950237
North Carolina350$3,903,46334,68467316
Arizona205$3,363,37522,20651328
Michigan363$3,033,79730,50847244
Ohio343$2,885,64729,00945258

Not listed: 6 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ541$10,857,62860,35167
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA343$4,660,71127,61940
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH280$3,848,06329,63662
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN418$3,740,44634,80444
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD262$3,361,15124,35962
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV138$2,948,38317,05270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX252$2,889,89218,13243
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD135$2,821,05015,40273
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ131$2,272,10915,54063
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI249$2,038,70017,76840
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA119$1,841,05713,96587
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX170$1,839,49717,46260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL185$1,801,04912,81144
Rochester, MN69$1,720,9188,601115
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA158$1,717,75614,87355

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing 70553 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 86% of payment for 70553 nationally in 2021, across 12 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology10,23889%$108,768,91486%865,83985
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5965.2%$11,552,3149.2%48,60082
Neurology2502.2%$1,929,1281.5%10,41842
Interventional Radiology2051.8%$1,689,4341.3%13,99268
Hematology-Oncology410.35%$339,0080.27%1,78844
Neurosurgery490.42%$289,1400.23%1,68834
Family Practice420.36%$223,2510.18%1,30331
Radiation Oncology220.19%$209,7610.17%1,26457
Nuclear Medicine170.15%$193,9050.15%1,65397
Internal Medicine240.21%$165,8120.13%85436
Medical Oncology140.12%$64,2380.05%36326
Otolaryngology150.13%$51,0490.04%27618

Not listed: 25 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 2021.

Top billers of 70553 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