HCPCS 71260

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.16 (2024 fee schedule)

20,603
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$84M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1.8M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
54
74th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
263
71st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-1.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +1.3% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $92M paid20212022: $83M paid20222023: $85M paid20232024: $84M paid2024$84M$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $92M paid20212022: $83M paid20222023: $85M paid20232024: $84M paid2024$84M$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $92M paid20212022: $83M paid20222023: $85M paid20232024: $84M paid2024$84M$0$50M$100M2020: $97M paid20202021: $92M paid20212022: $83M paid20222023: $85M paid20232024: $84M paid2024$84M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 20K providers20222023: 20K providers20232024: 21K providers202421K

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
202420,603$83,625,206-2%1,782,658542631.16
202320,343$85,260,101+3%1,751,984542621.16
202220,091$83,081,686-9%1,684,310532531.16
202120,438$91,600,669-6%1,788,452552641.16
202020,392$97,211,330first year in data1,728,646542531.24

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
California1,837$7,933,816144,28347246
Texas1,673$6,472,695143,76450287
Florida1,158$5,670,53199,43544285
New York1,131$5,585,597110,38452379
Illinois912$3,647,36380,51461255
Pennsylvania929$3,497,83682,21461273
Massachusetts559$3,250,37271,72263447
Minnesota798$3,211,37664,88156230
North Carolina723$2,789,73463,25556252
Maryland390$2,542,20942,56278323
Virginia522$2,533,61254,61257316
Tennessee536$2,402,85152,45655296
Ohio731$2,277,69855,15445240
New Jersey562$2,137,64739,77246224
Missouri484$2,052,89749,47771299

Not listed: 9 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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-NJ1,090$5,741,926109,13651
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA603$2,720,27949,46044
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH448$2,700,96058,63761
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN656$2,664,84860,26464
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX584$2,298,89550,31753
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD477$2,189,64347,01261
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI597$1,944,87844,27555
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX402$1,768,70443,16052
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD263$1,760,39129,55876
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV252$1,312,47822,35052
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA258$1,239,91621,76847
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL196$1,184,68921,66437
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ259$1,178,79823,00852
St. Louis, MO-IL270$1,158,55528,17266
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA275$1,150,39023,87453

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 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 71260 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 88% of payment for 71260 nationally in 2024, across 15 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology18,31789%$73,651,51288%1,612,49988
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)3461.7%$2,665,7613.2%35,168102
Interventional Radiology7423.6%$2,401,3512.9%51,66570
Hematology-Oncology4972.4%$2,161,8032.6%36,25673
Nuclear Medicine710.34%$866,2371.0%12,892182
Medical Oncology1850.90%$645,3390.77%11,89464
Radiation Oncology1260.61%$408,3210.49%7,65261
Internal Medicine710.34%$206,7030.25%3,65451
Family Practice550.27%$126,5110.15%2,14139
Gynecological Oncology170.08%$52,8260.06%84250
Emergency Medicine130.06%$41,9250.05%76459
Pulmonary Disease220.11%$32,7110.04%50523
Urology330.16%$32,5460.04%70121
Physician Assistant150.07%$25,4870.03%45130
Nurse Practitioner190.09%$21,5720.03%40821

Not listed: 29 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 71260 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