HCPCS 73221

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.35 (2021 fee schedule)

8,119
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$48M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
452K
93rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
32
62nd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
168
66th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+9.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +0.7% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $48M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $47M paid20232024: $46M paid2024$46M$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $48M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $47M paid20232024: $46M paid2024$46M$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $48M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $47M paid20232024: $46M paid2024$46M$0$20M$40M2020: $44M paid20202021: $48M paid20212022: $46M paid20222023: $47M paid20232024: $46M paid2024$46M

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

Billers

05,0002020: 8,064 providers20202021: 8,119 providers20212022: 7,918 providers20222023: 7,875 providers20232024: 7,815 providers20247,81505,0002020: 8,064 providers20202021: 8,119 providers20212022: 7,918 providers20222023: 7,875 providers20232024: 7,815 providers20247,81505,0002020: 8,064 providers20202021: 8,119 providers20212022: 7,918 providers20222023: 7,875 providers20232024: 7,815 providers20247,81505,0002020: 8,064 providers20202021: 8,119 providers20212022: 7,918 providers20222023: 7,875 providers20232024: 7,815 providers20247,815

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
20247,815$46,193,376-2%484,373352021.35
20237,875$46,987,326+2%472,672341911.35
20227,918$46,036,641-5%453,279331771.35
20218,119$48,283,659+9%451,606321681.35
20208,064$44,235,236first year in data412,818301521.35

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
California755$6,450,84047,23636200
Florida539$4,989,06937,56033247
New York429$4,004,35428,92239191
Texas504$3,152,40928,80537167
New Jersey194$1,801,48510,90832186
Maryland126$1,621,00911,76956270
Illinois415$1,607,32216,7842999
Virginia196$1,554,38415,62249235
Ohio285$1,542,92220,15132174
Massachusetts205$1,430,21412,85641179
Arizona131$1,351,85511,16941365
Pennsylvania297$1,331,15314,34734129
North Carolina282$1,271,61514,44033145
Tennessee263$1,235,50814,16632151
Colorado177$1,157,34111,11541213

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA); 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-NJ382$4,278,63628,52544
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA246$2,274,86616,11935
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN323$1,310,91413,53830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD151$1,214,7169,11442
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX150$1,089,9478,68840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL104$1,082,1648,64932
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ82$1,073,1378,47547
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD75$1,043,6317,06260
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH159$1,022,3839,33741
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV76$950,5377,36856
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA98$941,5417,62738
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN74$855,32810,58033
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA94$749,0645,33136
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL51$641,0954,80764
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL77$625,4044,39731

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 96 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 73221 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 70% of payment for 73221 nationally in 2021, across 11 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology5,51768%$33,965,01970%348,46863
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)6828.4%$6,927,45214%44,49465
Orthopedic Surgery1,38017%$5,505,45811%42,69131
Sports Medicine1511.9%$598,6491.2%4,84832
Hand Surgery1241.5%$402,3310.83%3,15525
Rheumatology240.30%$158,7490.33%1,34656
Interventional Radiology500.62%$155,5860.32%1,53231
Family Practice510.63%$154,2450.32%1,31926
Physician Assistant530.65%$126,0890.26%1,07820
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation120.15%$40,5920.08%31226
Internal Medicine120.15%$35,4030.07%26122

Not listed: 17 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 73221 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