HCPCS 71250

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.08 (2024 fee schedule)

21,933
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$122M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
2.5M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
71
79th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
342
75th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+0.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +0.4% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $122M paid20202021: $117M paid20212022: $119M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M$0$50M$100M2020: $122M paid20202021: $117M paid20212022: $119M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M$0$50M$100M2020: $122M paid20202021: $117M paid20212022: $119M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M$0$50M$100M2020: $122M paid20202021: $117M paid20212022: $119M paid20222023: $121M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 22K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K

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
202421,933$121,548,831+0%2,464,435713421.08
202321,854$121,176,703+2%2,372,584693241.08
202221,985$119,242,826+2%2,322,020703141.08
202121,786$116,659,486-4%2,196,601672981.08
202021,925$122,037,645first year in data2,133,142662811.16

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
California1,989$13,272,614219,00669326
Florida1,475$11,902,609206,33382452
New York1,256$11,518,007189,62883513
Texas1,706$7,922,626168,34961321
New Jersey631$5,208,82986,17994378
Pennsylvania965$4,989,781117,69483363
Illinois956$4,857,611111,10573351
Maryland417$4,596,40474,351145447
North Carolina767$3,746,33482,19770304
Massachusetts587$3,531,20480,46073469
Virginia562$3,521,81573,92179399
Minnesota790$3,407,33070,91560267
Ohio767$3,107,79577,27760296
Arizona410$2,900,19050,90069351
Georgia661$2,732,99865,06469253

Not listed: 9 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,226$12,907,168204,30294
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA709$5,376,48486,11570
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN706$3,817,37587,72977
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD494$3,670,72874,168102
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD279$3,119,50549,475145
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX602$2,841,04756,64362
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH471$2,835,97563,68073
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL366$2,467,47150,65581
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI608$2,279,73552,97966
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV292$2,242,23037,85974
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ279$2,131,03336,41563
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX404$1,675,49938,95853
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA244$1,553,76028,85268
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL247$1,485,80225,52865
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL191$1,432,78625,79477

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 2024.

Specialties billing 71250 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 89% of payment for 71250 nationally in 2024, across 17 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology19,29088%$108,094,74389%2,249,850117
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)4942.3%$5,767,3994.7%70,248142
Interventional Radiology8023.7%$3,744,2993.1%76,87796
Pulmonary Disease1870.85%$890,8140.73%14,85779
Hematology-Oncology2901.3%$550,8350.45%9,57933
Internal Medicine1710.78%$472,4710.39%7,74045
Nuclear Medicine660.30%$427,5020.35%7,334111
Family Practice1320.60%$283,7790.23%4,69136
Radiation Oncology890.41%$259,6590.21%4,76153
Cardiology640.29%$224,3260.18%2,85745
Medical Oncology1060.48%$151,8610.12%3,09129
Emergency Medicine330.15%$133,6500.11%2,03862
Critical Care (Intensivists)180.08%$64,5390.05%87949
Nurse Practitioner280.13%$60,4150.05%1,05238
Physician Assistant260.12%$51,9710.04%1,02639

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 2024.

Top billers of 71250 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations