HCPCS 74178

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 2.01 (2020 fee schedule)

11,484
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$64M
97th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
425K
93rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
25
54th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
97
56th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

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% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)432,474251042.01
202211,176$61,966,795-10%418,31925982.01
202111,765$68,880,079– (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values)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
California925$9,225,59645,39827152
Florida846$7,434,14636,11929117
New York686$5,671,61628,49828112
Texas905$5,513,84338,30528116
New Jersey276$2,355,42810,1592288
Arizona201$1,912,0439,74233130
Illinois493$1,893,46015,6202378
Maryland239$1,883,0998,8053090
North Carolina378$1,834,88215,15328108
Pennsylvania513$1,590,83715,5912371
Virginia297$1,545,07410,5152590
Arkansas165$1,469,51812,20635347
Tennessee307$1,456,98210,2362496
Georgia283$1,265,59810,0502789
Minnesota290$1,206,5728,2072059

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ623$6,142,35328,02627
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA341$3,759,56419,67429
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX202$1,737,1558,81024
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ135$1,542,4777,26535
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA64$1,418,0595,82628
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX252$1,332,96711,81733
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN350$1,312,74511,11124
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD255$1,226,2238,44225
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL140$1,181,7755,66333
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV144$1,074,0835,34830
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD142$1,025,9654,66627
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL143$949,4055,06924
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR28$871,7206,440129
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL55$762,5883,11139
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH222$732,9326,42522

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 74178 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 78% of payment for 74178 nationally in 2020, across 14 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology9,88286%$49,848,00678%359,14536
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)3322.9%$5,146,4308.1%19,45959
Urology6896.0%$4,978,2197.8%24,36635
Interventional Radiology2692.3%$1,093,9061.7%7,85629
Hematology-Oncology670.58%$968,4321.5%4,50967
Nuclear Medicine280.24%$396,7010.62%2,28482
Internal Medicine470.41%$349,8640.55%1,71136
Radiation Oncology340.30%$230,1030.36%1,19435
Family Practice360.31%$204,3000.32%96827
Medical Oncology140.12%$177,4240.28%90865
Gastroenterology110.10%$80,0330.13%35032
Physician Assistant130.11%$74,4120.12%40131
Nurse Practitioner140.12%$64,5560.10%33424
Cardiology130.11%$57,9600.09%22717

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 2020.

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