HCPCS 72141

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.48 (2022 fee schedule)

10,974
97th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$48M
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
536K
93rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
31
60th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
139
62nd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-5.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -2.7% · 2022

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
California1,011$5,900,13654,56234166
Florida796$4,722,85443,89532178
New York631$4,196,00336,80531165
Texas730$3,650,01741,15134157
New Jersey256$1,847,18615,14442166
Maryland211$1,791,02815,30748231
Georgia377$1,427,92117,77833140
Illinois460$1,423,81218,75030109
Pennsylvania409$1,409,16717,57330116
Virginia279$1,369,15316,51043148
North Carolina403$1,349,78218,60632137
Massachusetts292$1,320,62415,24033158
Ohio330$1,223,23917,77928149
Arizona195$1,190,60912,48041197
Colorado217$963,91510,75334144

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ594$4,667,00939,72641
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA377$2,410,86221,52333
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD246$1,312,42113,24642
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX217$1,266,23112,61733
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV138$1,217,62811,38947
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD132$1,202,71110,32849
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN369$1,120,29314,69631
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL190$1,029,18010,26929
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH249$981,05311,38631
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ129$838,1268,99349
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA184$817,65810,03539
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX177$749,3689,43032
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA125$710,5207,31532
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL122$688,7786,24031
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA100$602,0405,30936

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 2022.

Specialties billing 72141 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 78% of payment for 72141 nationally in 2022, across 16 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology8,85981%$37,123,12378%442,34050
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)7446.8%$6,730,61414%53,16771
Orthopedic Surgery4984.5%$1,433,3603.0%14,21129
Interventional Radiology1471.3%$453,9570.95%5,73339
Neurology1341.2%$444,0630.93%4,22532
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation1731.6%$439,5180.92%4,26325
Neurosurgery1010.92%$343,4400.72%3,65836
Physician Assistant520.47%$114,0920.24%1,30225
Interventional Pain Management290.26%$100,5240.21%90031
Pain Management430.39%$85,4100.18%87620
Family Practice320.29%$82,5590.17%85527
Anesthesiology260.24%$69,4400.15%65125
Nuclear Medicine180.16%$58,6590.12%64836
Nurse Practitioner260.24%$48,4510.10%55521
Sports Medicine190.17%$35,2380.07%33217

Not listed: 16 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 2022.

Top billers of 72141 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