HCPCS 72148

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.48 (2021 fee schedule)

15,460
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$135M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
1.4M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
52
76th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
275
74th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+14.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +2.2% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $117M paid20202021: $135M paid20212022: $127M paid20222023: $125M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M$0$50M$100M2020: $117M paid20202021: $135M paid20212022: $127M paid20222023: $125M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M$0$50M$100M2020: $117M paid20202021: $135M paid20212022: $127M paid20222023: $125M paid20232024: $122M paid2024$122M$0$50M$100M2020: $117M paid20202021: $135M paid20212022: $127M paid20222023: $125M 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

010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K

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
202414,898$121,902,563-3%1,379,161503031.48
202314,990$125,211,509-2%1,362,297522961.48
202215,161$127,270,942-5%1,345,554522821.48
202115,460$134,606,568+15%1,358,078522751.48
202015,128$117,258,315first year in data1,180,221482351.48

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
California1,315$15,829,804128,34755317
Florida1,148$13,679,470112,24048355
New York818$11,038,94685,62356329
Texas950$9,425,59393,88752329
New Jersey358$5,463,47938,24268319
Illinois728$4,676,80054,95548242
Maryland241$4,659,87934,62289557
Pennsylvania628$3,947,64744,47844220
Massachusetts412$3,784,30637,95557278
Virginia358$3,778,87941,47574334
North Carolina560$3,768,34645,88453249
Ohio494$3,731,70349,54047299
Georgia534$3,657,66642,62050241
Arizona248$3,502,45731,78172460
Tennessee503$3,008,41235,62346241

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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ754$12,464,07792,16269
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA477$5,994,90447,40153
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN589$3,655,06342,21047
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD313$3,517,70930,28066
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV163$3,296,77326,89486
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX286$3,102,60527,10543
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL280$2,997,41425,83642
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD148$2,978,37821,62887
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH338$2,814,54528,93455
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ162$2,454,87022,38482
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA162$2,036,91818,50659
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL180$2,016,10115,18442
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA252$1,914,13521,99258
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX215$1,783,31420,14652
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI278$1,758,89120,41845

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 2021.

Specialties billing 72148 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 74% of payment for 72148 nationally in 2021, across 19 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology11,69376%$100,090,05374%1,087,51993
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)8685.6%$19,164,55114%131,556152
Orthopedic Surgery1,2838.3%$6,959,9615.2%60,08747
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation3502.3%$2,298,9471.7%19,73256
Interventional Radiology2461.6%$1,373,5251.0%16,10065
Neurosurgery1751.1%$1,023,6890.76%9,23253
Neurology1180.76%$510,2480.38%4,36337
Family Practice1410.91%$468,4760.35%4,34831
Physician Assistant1120.72%$452,4970.34%4,67042
Pain Management710.46%$381,1040.28%3,41848
Interventional Pain Management580.38%$378,8450.28%3,39759
Anesthesiology450.29%$256,8110.19%2,23850
Sports Medicine600.39%$224,3180.17%1,89432
Nurse Practitioner600.39%$217,6650.16%2,22037
Internal Medicine590.38%$163,3380.12%1,35223

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 2021.

Top billers of 72148 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