HCPCS 72141

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.48 (2024 fee schedule)

10,827
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$47M
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
565K
94th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
32
60th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
155
63rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-2.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -1.6% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $48M paid20232024: $47M paid2024$47M$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $48M paid20232024: $47M paid2024$47M$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $48M paid20232024: $47M paid2024$47M$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $50M paid20212022: $48M paid20222023: $48M paid20232024: $47M paid2024$47M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 11K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K

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
202410,827$46,697,414-3%564,779321551.48
202310,999$47,968,563+0%554,985321471.48
202210,974$47,769,969-5%535,798311391.48
202111,277$50,312,343+14%540,950311351.48
202010,894$44,268,253first year in data474,737291191.48

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
California1,041$6,116,01961,74334177
Florida761$4,379,69545,10134191
New York638$4,126,14039,98232224
Texas738$3,604,23043,84536170
New Jersey261$1,732,12715,95242156
Maryland198$1,720,67816,03252262
Illinois482$1,526,01421,12132115
Massachusetts300$1,380,69917,61838179
Georgia380$1,360,05717,57530136
Pennsylvania401$1,333,29118,16831130
North Carolina411$1,293,63818,52231131
Virginia264$1,279,85017,04146169
Ohio326$1,232,64218,65930152
Arizona199$1,139,60312,94640190
Colorado240$1,043,78312,15834126

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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-NJ602$4,472,12442,56640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA394$2,617,23326,56235
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD252$1,307,27414,74942
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX228$1,266,26313,67435
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN388$1,227,60116,91331
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV128$1,197,79311,86757
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD122$1,093,91510,13561
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH257$1,045,19313,51133
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL181$951,99010,77133
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ130$765,6289,28542
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA190$739,3839,46734
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX161$685,2439,34438
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA135$670,6077,36834
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO127$621,5187,20840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI195$618,4018,40230

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 72141 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 78% of payment for 72141 nationally in 2024, across 17 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology8,69580%$36,516,05078%469,34754
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)7206.7%$6,403,95614%54,11975
Orthopedic Surgery5084.7%$1,395,6473.0%14,45028
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation1981.8%$466,3761.00%4,81824
Interventional Radiology1491.4%$426,8980.91%6,19042
Neurosurgery1101.0%$333,6750.71%3,45631
Neurology1010.93%$309,8390.66%3,13531
Physician Assistant750.69%$130,6040.28%1,59221
Pain Management390.36%$101,8610.22%1,02726
Anesthesiology280.26%$93,9180.20%87131
Family Practice410.38%$90,3330.19%1,02625
Interventional Pain Management290.27%$85,8760.18%83929
Nuclear Medicine180.17%$76,0430.16%90250
Nurse Practitioner280.26%$49,7840.11%58021
Internal Medicine140.13%$43,0110.09%50936

Not listed: 15 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 72141 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