HCPCS 73221

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.35 (2023 fee schedule)

7,875
96th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$47M
96th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
473K
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
34
63rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
191
67th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+2.1%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -0.5% · 2023

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
California794$6,927,89354,95040212
Florida527$4,778,86639,53141261
New York399$3,932,33931,81042264
Texas488$3,041,52130,69240194
New Jersey188$1,947,64613,37642207
Illinois390$1,575,10018,00931123
Ohio283$1,522,77321,41431208
Virginia196$1,499,51115,43352228
Maryland114$1,432,19410,82564253
Massachusetts182$1,372,93913,00145232
Pennsylvania298$1,298,83215,92332166
Colorado185$1,193,59712,59341246
Arizona123$1,179,94410,29348310
North Carolina274$1,146,42314,33534156
Georgia266$1,058,85612,17929146

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP, XX); 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ360$4,271,06732,00452
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA271$2,555,29019,19437
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN317$1,311,91014,64430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD154$1,158,4029,60449
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH146$1,024,6349,88545
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL103$1,021,3328,45036
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX155$1,002,5308,98242
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD68$959,3986,86869
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA105$952,8338,50334
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ75$883,4447,36762
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV66$837,5076,56467
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA97$818,8066,38145
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN76$805,49711,00835
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO88$639,1287,19848
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL49$576,6624,92165

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 95 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 73221 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 71% of payment for 73221 nationally in 2023, across 12 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology5,22966%$33,246,85671%363,96370
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)6828.7%$6,633,75814%46,45368
Orthopedic Surgery1,31117%$5,014,04811%42,70833
Sports Medicine1762.2%$660,9831.4%6,02334
Hand Surgery1552.0%$468,8131.00%4,14627
Physician Assistant891.1%$227,0200.48%2,12624
Family Practice580.74%$165,4260.35%1,45725
Interventional Radiology480.61%$150,6030.32%1,74936
Rheumatology200.25%$77,2080.16%66933
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation180.23%$48,2220.10%40623
Internal Medicine120.15%$34,5220.07%28424
Nurse Practitioner150.19%$33,5370.07%35123

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 2023.

Top billers of 73221 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