HCPCS 74176

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.74 (2024 fee schedule)

22,065
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$131M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1.9M
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
63
77th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
239
70th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-6.4%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -0.5% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $157M paid20222023: $140M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $157M paid20222023: $140M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $157M paid20222023: $140M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $148M paid20212022: $157M paid20222023: $140M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 23K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 23K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 23K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K010K20K2020: 22K providers20202021: 22K providers20212022: 23K providers20222023: 22K providers20232024: 22K providers202422K

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
202422,065$130,710,123-6%1,923,949632391.74
202322,168$139,602,945-11%1,980,729662421.74
202222,584$156,679,010+6%2,194,394732611.74
202122,377$148,391,683+1%1,999,668682351.74
202022,384$147,224,361first year in data1,954,684672291.74

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
California2,017$13,904,452185,52264250
Florida1,458$11,796,624157,54276289
Texas1,680$10,019,312149,59963257
New York1,225$8,541,086107,15960262
Illinois968$5,762,91087,62871230
Pennsylvania962$5,051,51078,97065214
Minnesota817$4,672,12772,47664249
New Jersey609$4,481,65057,92568238
Maryland396$4,348,60854,678117334
Ohio793$3,917,41563,84458222
North Carolina784$3,870,21760,57759200
Virginia564$3,664,64854,79279258
Georgia648$3,572,12255,38360226
Tennessee585$3,213,81050,72767209
Missouri534$3,166,30050,68666273

Not listed: 12 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, 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-NJ1,188$9,220,434112,22665
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA731$5,781,03876,19972
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN721$4,542,36068,47273
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI630$4,119,50764,53478
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX561$3,426,66049,83765
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD501$3,347,35646,76974
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL365$3,067,88444,49085
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD265$2,651,99832,453108
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV280$2,297,00630,45377
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX418$2,247,23534,54651
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH447$2,192,54933,27359
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ273$1,977,57126,72258
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA369$1,816,64828,14858
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL243$1,772,75123,76555
St. Louis, MO-IL311$1,608,28625,75760

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 74176 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 91% of payment for 74176 nationally in 2024, across 14 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology19,49988%$119,297,42091%1,785,00992
Interventional Radiology8393.8%$4,162,6363.2%62,88475
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)4412.0%$3,543,2242.7%30,28369
Urology5092.3%$1,509,5751.2%18,99737
Hematology-Oncology1610.73%$346,0520.26%3,95425
Nuclear Medicine640.29%$325,8440.25%3,75459
Radiation Oncology650.29%$239,0330.18%2,79843
Internal Medicine840.38%$223,9470.17%2,83534
Family Practice790.36%$181,6300.14%2,27929
Emergency Medicine550.25%$159,2420.12%1,66530
Nurse Practitioner780.35%$158,7290.12%2,24329
Medical Oncology550.25%$101,0590.08%1,29123
Physician Assistant420.19%$79,9580.06%1,03825
Cardiology180.08%$69,5230.05%63135

Not listed: 28 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 74176 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