HCPCS 71045

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.18 (2023 fee schedule)

25,249
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$91M
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
13.0M
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
327
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
1,542
90th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-8.4%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -0.4% · 2023

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
California2,871$9,624,7261,314,2431971,601
Texas1,867$7,139,7471,033,3123671,746
New York1,372$7,055,944884,2802942,163
Florida1,495$6,869,156979,7764781,813
Illinois1,038$3,955,408563,6394031,414
Pennsylvania1,205$3,643,670520,6882941,342
Maryland423$3,200,908411,3485041,653
Ohio915$3,045,374443,9243221,449
New Jersey754$2,944,030396,8723171,596
North Carolina860$2,611,979393,3523261,327
Virginia641$2,531,156367,0724131,522
Michigan795$2,331,822344,3203191,216
Georgia644$2,298,336344,4664191,420
Tennessee592$2,292,977345,0124101,561
Massachusetts620$2,209,345310,1232981,555

Not listed: 13 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,365$7,459,915919,632303
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,006$3,832,703507,290186
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN792$3,242,596454,753422
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD289$2,543,373317,508472
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD660$2,292,619324,591312
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX608$2,182,052314,018337
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL416$2,063,104280,350445
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX467$1,812,342262,279365
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH482$1,659,521230,799291
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI676$1,650,556246,350252
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA367$1,187,625153,652165
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV304$1,183,219165,491388
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA386$1,160,078169,040350
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA343$1,113,573162,052271
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI327$1,105,955159,373384

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 2023.

Specialties billing 71045 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 87% of payment for 71045 nationally in 2023, across 14 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology22,14888%$79,308,33087%11,776,730532
Portable X-Ray Supplier2551.0%$7,229,4528.0%643,3762,523
Interventional Radiology1,1194.4%$2,971,9793.3%440,007393
Emergency Medicine1,0064.0%$337,0220.37%46,94147
Nuclear Medicine610.24%$168,3570.19%25,413417
Internal Medicine1100.44%$151,5990.17%13,025118
Radiation Oncology330.13%$106,5380.12%15,580472
Family Practice1360.54%$104,5160.12%8,60663
Pulmonary Disease770.30%$68,2000.08%4,31456
General Practice210.08%$28,9000.03%2,970141
Nurse Practitioner670.27%$22,9660.03%2,12132
Physician Assistant680.27%$18,0100.02%2,47036
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)290.11%$13,9700.02%97534
Critical Care (Intensivists)110.04%$8,554<0.01%52748

Not listed: 39 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 2023.

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