HCPCS 76536

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.56 (2023 fee schedule)

15,007
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$45M
96th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
878K
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
35
64th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
178
66th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+1.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -1.4% · 2023

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
California1,546$6,951,173100,36337191
New York1,079$6,791,16898,71046287
Florida1,060$4,604,07774,83341231
Texas1,014$2,890,33156,39534175
New Jersey518$2,553,13734,81445190
Maryland303$1,885,34627,79062266
Arizona265$1,337,34720,68144268
North Carolina527$1,301,45026,89330144
Illinois652$1,264,26034,42537152
Pennsylvania633$1,225,97437,53739178
Virginia376$1,146,36623,88640198
Massachusetts399$962,82427,29647215
Tennessee419$956,72820,35731145
Georgia439$840,07420,64531123
Michigan401$671,12020,49734147

Not listed: 6 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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,090$7,661,934103,62751
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA588$3,744,60749,17341
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD200$1,151,26717,74755
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL267$1,124,57417,83238
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV194$1,111,57114,81349
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD353$1,101,53022,72841
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN503$1,046,72828,08138
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ183$1,011,31315,14543
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX272$913,48015,26434
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH311$786,49121,32348
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL164$666,22012,21243
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA169$515,6068,40134
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA179$495,3679,35041
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX222$468,29312,69331
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA225$448,83511,35430

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 2023.

Specialties billing 76536 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 57% of payment for 76536 nationally in 2023, across 18 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology11,24375%$25,824,56957%616,35955
Endocrinology1,1177.4%$8,594,10119%107,80697
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)6064.0%$3,597,6648.0%49,08281
Internal Medicine5133.4%$2,180,7844.8%26,75352
Otolaryngology2932.0%$1,146,1292.5%15,71254
Interventional Radiology3732.5%$758,6621.7%18,59050
Family Practice2781.9%$703,2931.6%9,54734
General Surgery1821.2%$559,2201.2%9,87454
Pathology170.11%$299,5480.66%3,186187
General Practice320.21%$249,8270.55%2,69384
Nurse Practitioner740.49%$178,5070.40%3,03841
Cardiology300.20%$98,8180.22%1,14538
Emergency Medicine260.17%$89,6210.20%1,29350
Physician Assistant400.27%$74,8530.17%1,31333
Nuclear Medicine300.20%$58,7260.13%1,34245

Not listed: 30 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 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