HCPCS 71250

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.08 (2023 fee schedule)

21,854
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$121M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
2.4M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
69
80th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
324
75th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+1.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -0.6% · 2023

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
California1,893$12,765,261204,72168326
Florida1,506$12,568,685205,21284439
New York1,303$11,830,100187,21976531
Texas1,696$7,750,082156,68659288
New Jersey617$5,243,62482,27290366
Pennsylvania989$5,075,867116,39779351
Illinois938$4,762,663104,82376323
Maryland423$4,623,20171,181135402
North Carolina739$3,563,10377,61168276
Massachusetts585$3,464,16375,06069428
Virginia561$3,332,21267,26978371
Minnesota773$3,247,09667,91259249
Ohio786$3,179,18376,47461278
Arizona377$2,931,26149,16374481
Georgia641$2,654,64262,63267270

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-NJ1,217$12,999,318196,08091
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA653$4,973,11277,14072
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN709$3,853,64285,05978
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD524$3,829,41474,70695
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD282$3,105,22847,539138
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH464$2,738,57358,33169
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL366$2,622,31249,88983
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX576$2,591,51849,31858
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV293$2,254,98434,11675
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI594$2,210,13951,22163
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ261$2,196,83635,45372
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX415$1,756,94938,79750
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL268$1,736,42328,03966
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA223$1,452,81626,54762
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL187$1,437,83424,30877

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 71250 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 89% of payment for 71250 nationally in 2023, across 18 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology19,29188%$108,324,09289%2,173,752113
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)4792.2%$5,621,2654.6%66,096138
Interventional Radiology7153.3%$3,144,2002.6%64,25690
Pulmonary Disease1970.90%$952,9150.79%15,45078
Hematology-Oncology3071.4%$549,6290.45%9,97632
Nuclear Medicine720.33%$482,8530.40%7,730107
Internal Medicine1670.76%$473,7110.39%7,42744
Radiation Oncology990.45%$265,5090.22%4,92250
Family Practice1170.54%$242,4830.20%3,77532
Cardiology690.32%$233,1840.19%3,01344
Medical Oncology1000.46%$152,8230.13%3,13331
Emergency Medicine310.14%$127,4420.11%1,87961
Critical Care (Intensivists)230.11%$64,1980.05%1,16050
Nurse Practitioner190.09%$57,2920.05%92449
Interventional Cardiology180.08%$48,3790.04%75642

Not listed: 30 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 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