HCPCS 76536

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.56 (2022 fee schedule)

15,219
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$45M
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
845K
95th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
34
64th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
170
66th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -1.6% · 2022

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
New York1,064$6,768,66193,57746288
California1,507$6,597,86493,77135184
Florida1,069$4,514,39369,39137203
Texas1,039$2,877,92053,88730160
New Jersey516$2,532,68532,86645174
Maryland301$1,962,99428,21161267
Arizona286$1,354,93021,27843267
North Carolina532$1,308,17026,30930147
Illinois647$1,215,67733,19636137
Pennsylvania660$1,194,51336,50937158
Virginia413$1,132,76122,84936168
Tennessee412$932,36019,49431141
Massachusetts402$909,71324,83639196
Georgia437$843,54019,99032120
Michigan439$713,57920,50731134

Not listed: 4 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,081$7,656,08998,28751
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA584$3,639,42546,99735
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD189$1,168,68917,68055
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL265$1,167,14717,21937
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV211$1,160,97614,57840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD369$1,063,02321,69840
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ189$1,024,07315,66244
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN497$1,008,78226,97936
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX258$876,78813,80429
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH313$717,21219,16337
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL165$605,71910,22738
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL132$491,4627,90042
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA229$465,97811,15033
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX110$455,0406,36237
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX232$451,92211,90229

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 2022.

Specialties billing 76536 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 55% of payment for 76536 nationally in 2022, across 18 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology11,46275%$24,815,66455%583,39351
Endocrinology1,1727.7%$9,011,94720%111,06795
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5833.8%$3,621,4118.1%47,80482
Internal Medicine5173.4%$2,257,5665.0%26,63952
Otolaryngology3022.0%$1,154,9442.6%15,63052
Family Practice2861.9%$797,9041.8%10,35636
Interventional Radiology3432.3%$685,6091.5%16,96749
General Surgery1851.2%$590,8331.3%10,00754
Pathology170.11%$315,4960.71%3,241191
General Practice300.20%$228,2190.51%2,40780
Nurse Practitioner610.40%$158,5750.35%2,66244
Cardiology360.24%$108,9850.24%1,24835
Physician Assistant330.22%$107,6460.24%1,59848
Emergency Medicine180.12%$61,5850.14%85548
Rheumatology140.09%$60,1380.13%69149

Not listed: 29 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 2022.

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