HCPCS 76536

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.56 (2024 fee schedule)

14,783
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$44M
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
902K
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
36
64th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
189
66th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-2.9%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -1.5% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M$40M2020: $40M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $45M paid20222023: $45M paid20232024: $44M paid2024$44M$0$20M$40M2020: $40M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $45M paid20222023: $45M paid20232024: $44M paid2024$44M$0$20M$40M2020: $40M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $45M paid20222023: $45M paid20232024: $44M paid2024$44M$0$20M$40M2020: $40M paid20202021: $47M paid20212022: $45M paid20222023: $45M paid20232024: $44M paid2024$44M

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

Billers

010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K010K2020: 15K providers20202021: 15K providers20212022: 15K providers20222023: 15K providers20232024: 15K providers202415K

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
202414,783$43,860,579-3%901,656361890.56
202315,007$45,181,889+1%878,259351780.56
202215,219$44,718,589-4%845,057341700.56
202115,463$46,502,172+17%841,979331640.56
202015,086$39,827,908first year in data740,887311450.56

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
California1,573$7,021,364106,24938213
New York1,035$6,555,187101,85348317
Florida1,001$4,268,77172,02542233
Texas1,019$2,847,80258,69934193
New Jersey500$2,451,62636,09049201
Maryland299$1,816,93928,20557265
North Carolina525$1,286,82827,59830143
Illinois661$1,264,70536,84340154
Arizona256$1,178,20419,99241273
Pennsylvania600$1,170,49937,76140190
Virginia384$1,122,49826,54041190
Tennessee420$936,04521,49134142
Massachusetts381$930,68827,35245246
Georgia423$836,52621,33133140
Ohio412$691,90424,19835156

Not listed: 8 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,055$7,460,651108,45853
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA614$3,816,70752,57240
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD195$1,116,22717,70155
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL266$1,073,82317,93740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD331$1,051,79723,69345
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN511$1,025,38129,78640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV172$1,008,50515,06651
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX272$928,32116,14034
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ167$887,03614,57046
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH306$770,83722,29343
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA169$556,1639,31335
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA198$503,8189,98542
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL157$498,98810,06640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA132$475,6637,93644
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV120$462,8237,24328

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 2024.

Specialties billing 76536 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 58% of payment for 76536 nationally in 2024, across 21 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology11,01074%$25,269,73858%637,11358
Endocrinology1,0697.2%$7,875,88918%103,39297
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5994.1%$3,342,3537.6%48,33581
Internal Medicine4963.4%$2,163,9704.9%27,57456
Otolaryngology2781.9%$1,090,8672.5%15,53656
Interventional Radiology4092.8%$923,3632.1%22,28554
Family Practice2942.0%$718,6601.6%10,13634
General Surgery1801.2%$553,4201.3%10,04856
Pathology180.12%$278,8060.64%3,278182
Nurse Practitioner980.66%$273,1180.62%4,30144
General Practice320.22%$211,8810.48%2,42576
Cardiology360.24%$140,5900.32%1,66346
Physician Assistant550.37%$113,1860.26%2,00336
Emergency Medicine240.16%$103,4270.24%1,47962
Obstetrics & Gynecology110.07%$85,6480.20%1,154105

Not listed: 26 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 76536 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations