HCPCS 74178

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 2.01 (2024 fee schedule)

11,347
97th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$60M
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
443K
93rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
25
51st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
107
56th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-3.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -0.4% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M2020: $64M paid20202021: $69M paid20212022: $62M paid20222023: $62M paid20232024: $60M paid2024$60M$0$50M2020: $64M paid20202021: $69M paid20212022: $62M paid20222023: $62M paid20232024: $60M paid2024$60M$0$50M2020: $64M paid20202021: $69M paid20212022: $62M paid20222023: $62M paid20232024: $60M paid2024$60M$0$50M2020: $64M paid20202021: $69M paid20212022: $62M paid20222023: $62M paid20232024: $60M paid2024$60M

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

Billers

05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K05,00010K2020: 11K providers20202021: 12K providers20212022: 11K providers20222023: 11K providers20232024: 11K providers202411K

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
202411,347$59,787,637-3%442,968251072.01
202311,397$61,834,961-0%432,474251042.01
202211,176$61,966,795-10%418,31925982.01
202111,765$68,880,079+8%452,651261032.01
202011,484$63,865,447first year in data425,20325972.01

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
California1,082$9,087,46750,67528139
Florida791$6,414,90937,40629119
Texas921$5,330,57940,45029129
New York701$5,327,24831,29429139
New Jersey270$2,095,20411,20425105
Maryland245$1,957,30110,36629107
Illinois520$1,855,97417,3672486
North Carolina389$1,724,92915,28024108
Virginia286$1,597,30712,21027119
Arizona194$1,593,7588,88533122
Minnesota326$1,491,31410,5882194
Arkansas161$1,451,03212,83739247
Pennsylvania477$1,410,62514,6332275
Georgia296$1,254,00010,81027100
Tennessee281$1,228,7349,8882395

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 1 state 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-NJ630$5,774,25032,00930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA393$4,167,45822,05630
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX265$1,881,79111,50628
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN403$1,469,70313,96526
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX251$1,223,82212,29433
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD160$1,209,4026,13928
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD251$1,157,1898,50823
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ128$1,146,4276,13130
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL153$1,050,5957,29528
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL142$1,011,9586,48025
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV131$969,8125,93227
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL44$892,7903,86551
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA64$858,8914,62625
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH259$838,9778,42921
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI234$833,2547,03821

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 74178 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 79% of payment for 74178 nationally in 2024, across 12 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology9,78786%$47,456,33779%377,93239
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)3453.0%$5,161,6668.6%21,20661
Urology5274.6%$3,309,4345.5%18,02634
Interventional Radiology3633.2%$1,465,9712.5%12,07733
Hematology-Oncology510.45%$618,4181.0%3,45168
Radiation Oncology310.27%$271,3290.45%1,36244
Nuclear Medicine280.25%$238,3360.40%1,46952
Internal Medicine460.41%$229,3340.38%1,26528
Physician Assistant300.26%$214,4510.36%1,13438
Nurse Practitioner460.41%$193,9710.32%1,09824
Medical Oncology120.11%$188,4680.32%1,05988
Family Practice340.30%$152,9330.26%84125

Not listed: 20 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 74178 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