HCPCS 74178

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 2.01 (2021 fee schedule)

11,765
97th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$69M
97th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
453K
93rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
26
54th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
103
56th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+7.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +2.4% · 2021

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
California1,006$9,981,25248,80227149
Florida861$7,863,81137,04829119
New York682$6,486,72432,31532130
Texas920$5,863,76339,92928120
New Jersey292$2,546,08511,1822198
Illinois537$2,208,85718,0992490
Maryland246$2,101,9149,3233186
Arizona207$2,080,81310,46532154
North Carolina385$1,814,38615,10027107
Pennsylvania516$1,719,89516,5872575
Virginia301$1,707,53511,4672798
Arkansas164$1,553,54912,99039271
Minnesota339$1,526,65410,5772281
Tennessee313$1,525,56910,70822103
Georgia287$1,370,67011,0452899

Not listed: 4 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, 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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ638$7,007,50432,06130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA377$4,378,20021,60729
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX233$1,913,9239,71623
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ138$1,656,9577,76035
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN397$1,581,51113,57324
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD260$1,417,8269,67128
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA64$1,366,4175,89421
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX243$1,317,53511,70332
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL139$1,214,6185,60029
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD156$1,198,3955,35827
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV147$1,184,1075,84128
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL148$1,074,2025,71925
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR30$938,7856,853134
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL51$923,9223,48638
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL112$873,0454,58628

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 2021.

Specialties billing 74178 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 79% of payment for 74178 nationally in 2021, across 13 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology10,17586%$54,465,25179%386,50938
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)3382.9%$5,578,8298.1%20,44260
Urology6625.6%$5,105,7027.4%23,92336
Interventional Radiology2812.4%$1,219,7191.8%8,69931
Hematology-Oncology530.45%$691,6991.0%3,39264
Internal Medicine490.42%$334,4510.49%1,69435
Radiation Oncology360.31%$317,8290.46%1,47541
Nuclear Medicine300.25%$282,7350.41%1,71957
Family Practice360.31%$202,2120.29%99828
Medical Oncology140.12%$188,3680.27%93367
Physician Assistant170.14%$76,6380.11%38723
Nurse Practitioner200.17%$75,4570.11%38819
Cardiology110.09%$65,4150.09%25423

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 2021.

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