HCPCS 71046

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.22 (2021 fee schedule)

45,375
100th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$80M
97th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
6.6M
99th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
55
77th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
506
81st percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
-0.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers -2.1% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M2020: $80M paid20202021: $80M paid20212022: $80M paid20222023: $79M paid20232024: $75M paid2024$75M$0$50M2020: $80M paid20202021: $80M paid20212022: $80M paid20222023: $79M paid20232024: $75M paid2024$75M$0$50M2020: $80M paid20202021: $80M paid20212022: $80M paid20222023: $79M paid20232024: $75M paid2024$75M$0$50M2020: $80M paid20202021: $80M paid20212022: $80M paid20222023: $79M paid20232024: $75M paid2024$75M

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

Billers

020K40K2020: 46K providers20202021: 45K providers20212022: 47K providers20222023: 47K providers20232024: 48K providers202448K020K40K2020: 46K providers20202021: 45K providers20212022: 47K providers20222023: 47K providers20232024: 48K providers202448K020K40K2020: 46K providers20202021: 45K providers20212022: 47K providers20222023: 47K providers20232024: 48K providers202448K020K40K2020: 46K providers20202021: 45K providers20212022: 47K providers20222023: 47K providers20232024: 48K providers202448K

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
202447,619$74,912,200-5%6,490,270474820.22
202347,284$78,932,354-2%6,665,091495020.22
202246,917$80,332,031+0%6,694,514515040.22
202145,375$79,991,329-0%6,575,477555060.22
202046,360$80,189,946first year in data7,130,310595250.22

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
California2,952$6,131,800397,07864458
Florida2,523$5,909,522377,34158560
Texas3,300$5,604,306428,23251483
New York2,235$5,338,293355,31867555
Maryland884$4,283,356310,62564597
Illinois1,422$2,923,643274,846115607
North Carolina2,117$2,787,259251,01240436
Pennsylvania1,583$2,628,340264,58089533
Tennessee1,659$2,595,298206,56145463
New Jersey1,017$2,438,448159,10393464
Virginia1,405$2,384,345191,31849508
Georgia1,673$2,344,818196,88049425
Michigan1,341$2,162,111206,03081547
Ohio1,264$2,125,764220,21180492
Minnesota1,156$1,975,808178,26781504

Not listed: 10 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,163$5,680,960348,71271
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD550$3,297,304249,98169
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,189$2,488,051151,22847
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,012$2,082,759197,779120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD806$1,560,863135,22683
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX912$1,533,182106,42853
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH724$1,447,426139,353112
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL642$1,381,34789,86053
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV639$1,351,58481,58452
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ567$1,303,76279,41542
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI864$1,225,047121,88574
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA868$1,132,62393,38051
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI696$1,132,10991,88462
St. Louis, MO-IL488$996,01398,12468
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX641$965,00886,30661

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 71046 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 63% of payment for 71046 nationally in 2021, across 38 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology22,30749%$50,685,62163%4,854,569218
Portable X-Ray Supplier2420.53%$6,660,5548.3%467,7731,933
Family Practice7,18416%$6,045,1857.6%317,01544
Internal Medicine3,5237.8%$4,508,7075.6%229,89465
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5321.2%$2,415,6193.0%112,946212
Pulmonary Disease8982.0%$2,362,4083.0%109,516122
Nurse Practitioner4,4579.8%$2,060,7022.6%126,09128
Interventional Radiology8301.8%$1,366,7691.7%137,431166
Physician Assistant2,8536.3%$1,114,2691.4%68,90024
Emergency Medicine9622.1%$863,5981.1%42,56844
Cardiology1870.41%$302,3210.38%14,57978
General Practice2140.47%$270,5010.34%13,21262
Critical Care (Intensivists)1020.22%$203,1810.25%10,486103
Rheumatology2080.46%$192,7930.24%9,72747
Orthopedic Surgery1130.25%$114,0070.14%5,93353

Not listed: 24 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 71046 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