HCPCS 74178

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 2.01 (2023 fee schedule)

11,397
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$62M
97th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
432K
93rd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
25
52nd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
104
56th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-0.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +2.0% · 2023

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
California1,063$9,334,52248,94427141
Florida834$6,940,75136,85129117
New York690$5,703,59530,84329140
Texas908$5,319,52939,02528123
New Jersey281$2,088,09310,0092384
Maryland244$2,083,05810,0253199
Illinois494$1,868,73915,9102381
Arizona211$1,856,8829,49731117
North Carolina398$1,655,68714,73224105
Virginia278$1,617,21711,36926106
Pennsylvania458$1,578,03715,3902682
Minnesota344$1,435,42610,5422087
Arkansas167$1,369,27111,86233258
Tennessee302$1,326,79510,2972591
Georgia284$1,210,64510,4192696

Not listed: 5 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-NJ615$5,927,17529,53729
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA390$4,229,90021,14630
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX249$1,677,9399,91127
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN385$1,478,07912,83825
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ139$1,372,3416,56533
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD156$1,297,8176,34631
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD250$1,283,5468,98726
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX247$1,267,27411,93430
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL53$1,069,3374,31952
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA54$998,4894,95328
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV134$996,2275,24426
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL131$958,2655,56929
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL153$950,7095,81425
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR42$821,9816,26848
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH237$786,2607,17924

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 74178 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 79% of payment for 74178 nationally in 2023, across 12 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology9,79986%$49,084,36779%368,50538
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)3513.1%$5,189,7158.4%20,50058
Urology5985.2%$3,901,8706.3%19,96433
Interventional Radiology3573.1%$1,446,2972.3%11,30232
Hematology-Oncology470.41%$552,5110.89%2,95363
Internal Medicine450.39%$281,3250.45%1,50333
Radiation Oncology320.28%$270,8350.44%1,36143
Nuclear Medicine270.24%$256,9190.42%1,62460
Medical Oncology130.11%$158,5250.26%85666
Family Practice310.27%$143,5570.23%80226
Physician Assistant270.24%$126,0710.20%61723
Nurse Practitioner170.15%$77,3990.13%40724

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 2023.

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