HCPCS 71045

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.18 (2021 fee schedule)

25,687
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$108M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
15.0M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
393
94th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
1,713
92nd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
-6.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers -0.5% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $108M paid20212022: $99M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $108M paid20212022: $99M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $108M paid20212022: $99M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M$0$50M$100M2020: $115M paid20202021: $108M paid20212022: $99M paid20222023: $91M paid20232024: $83M paid2024$83M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 26K providers20202021: 26K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 25K providers20232024: 25K providers202425K010K20K2020: 26K providers20202021: 26K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 25K providers20232024: 25K providers202425K010K20K2020: 26K providers20202021: 26K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 25K providers20232024: 25K providers202425K010K20K2020: 26K providers20202021: 26K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 25K providers20232024: 25K providers202425K

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
202425,223$83,043,962-9%12,632,0943071,5020.18
202325,249$90,773,152-8%13,011,2403271,5420.18
202225,355$99,083,463-8%14,009,5723651,6180.18
202125,687$107,978,463-7%14,968,8253931,7130.18
202025,827$115,499,506first year in data15,475,1953981,7860.18

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
California2,883$10,132,3511,339,2791901,654
Texas1,849$8,425,7571,180,9704421,948
New York1,480$7,940,150968,9563422,133
Florida1,392$7,696,1211,055,5505712,144
Illinois1,019$4,503,622620,5355061,540
Pennsylvania1,249$4,417,076610,2513451,495
Ohio998$3,733,198529,5133841,487
Maryland443$3,593,970445,8455131,748
Michigan840$3,338,888472,6644231,497
New Jersey741$3,159,642414,1573691,567
North Carolina850$3,104,845451,8023781,453
Virginia634$3,023,912418,9325121,771
Georgia649$2,876,943415,9624901,747
Tennessee607$2,860,079416,6064911,708
Minnesota886$2,639,504377,5283181,176

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, XX); 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-NJ1,464$8,248,556992,285343
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,040$4,103,463527,376183
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN806$3,730,535507,632503
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD305$2,766,842336,289452
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD648$2,527,996341,446351
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL395$2,342,419306,818534
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX538$2,315,897319,045444
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI697$2,136,680302,785308
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX457$2,029,092283,205433
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH540$2,027,628272,881324
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV337$1,618,056211,300508
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI342$1,546,184213,640488
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA379$1,472,977207,737435
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ333$1,336,459185,096266
St. Louis, MO-IL303$1,327,635187,586413

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 2021.

Specialties billing 71045 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 90% of payment for 71045 nationally in 2021, across 17 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology22,55588%$96,833,02090%13,781,150611
Portable X-Ray Supplier2500.97%$6,511,2356.0%576,4172,306
Interventional Radiology1,0103.9%$2,974,5892.8%422,792419
Emergency Medicine1,0234.0%$404,4610.37%54,34053
Nuclear Medicine600.23%$189,0690.18%26,751446
Internal Medicine1370.53%$178,6000.17%12,92394
Radiation Oncology410.16%$157,5250.15%22,068538
Family Practice1670.65%$124,3130.12%10,12561
Pulmonary Disease870.34%$108,7970.10%8,797101
General Practice260.10%$45,5790.04%4,653179
General Surgery120.05%$34,5220.03%4,415368
Cardiology150.06%$31,7610.03%1,642109
Nurse Practitioner730.28%$22,9940.02%2,03528
Physician Assistant880.34%$19,4870.02%2,65530
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)320.12%$17,5820.02%1,10034

Not listed: 34 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 71045 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