HCPCS 74176

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.74 (2023 fee schedule)

22,168
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$140M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
2.0M
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
66
79th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
242
71st percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-10.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -1.8% · 2023

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
California1,949$14,118,972182,10567251
Florida1,512$12,975,148164,35378294
Texas1,699$10,586,955151,90864255
New York1,254$9,126,283110,04563249
Illinois946$5,954,56186,98375237
Pennsylvania1,007$5,655,93785,43067209
Minnesota799$4,982,31975,37169281
New Jersey600$4,804,19259,75172251
Maryland413$4,636,06555,897110361
Ohio805$4,326,63667,35162215
North Carolina800$4,130,76463,35160209
Virginia563$3,815,28254,91581246
Georgia647$3,772,35156,60263220
Tennessee582$3,495,75153,12670221
Missouri530$3,353,04451,70173267

Not listed: 14 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,172$9,623,072112,10269
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA701$5,796,66773,14773
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN719$4,805,39469,69476
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI617$4,395,95166,96485
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD531$3,681,42349,83474
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX566$3,462,02948,43164
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL368$3,436,27945,45389
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD277$2,716,39532,179106
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX418$2,490,81536,54961
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV290$2,481,43930,26077
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH437$2,184,87131,60058
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ262$2,098,41427,06280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA361$1,925,75128,71658
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL245$1,775,80723,39054
St. Louis, MO-IL287$1,595,07324,43765

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 2023.

Specialties billing 74176 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 92% of payment for 74176 nationally in 2023, across 14 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology19,62989%$127,991,29692%1,843,87494
Interventional Radiology7553.4%$3,995,0742.9%58,07377
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)4462.0%$3,466,4082.5%28,87265
Urology5622.5%$1,834,1981.3%22,35940
Nuclear Medicine630.28%$433,9700.31%4,76076
Hematology-Oncology1750.79%$360,2360.26%4,38025
Radiation Oncology780.35%$274,2930.20%3,32843
Internal Medicine920.42%$242,1900.17%2,85931
Family Practice660.30%$164,5250.12%1,94129
Emergency Medicine510.23%$145,8850.10%1,54530
Medical Oncology550.25%$107,7630.08%1,37425
Nurse Practitioner540.24%$88,6810.06%1,21823
Physician Assistant380.17%$72,3720.05%88423
Cardiology160.07%$58,9870.04%56735

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 2023.

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