HCPCS 76770

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.74 (2024 fee schedule)

18,664
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$52M
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1.2M
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
38
65th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
191
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$25M$50M2020: $52M paid20202021: $57M paid20212022: $55M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $52M paid2024$52M$0$25M$50M2020: $52M paid20202021: $57M paid20212022: $55M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $52M paid2024$52M$0$25M$50M2020: $52M paid20202021: $57M paid20212022: $55M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $52M paid2024$52M$0$25M$50M2020: $52M paid20202021: $57M paid20212022: $55M paid20222023: $53M paid20232024: $52M paid2024$52M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 19K providers20222023: 19K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 19K providers20222023: 19K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 19K providers20222023: 19K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K010K20K2020: 20K providers20202021: 20K providers20212022: 19K providers20222023: 19K providers20232024: 19K providers202419K

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
202418,664$51,853,514-3%1,193,652381910.74
202318,942$53,390,129-2%1,192,866391810.74
202219,225$54,516,967-4%1,194,202391760.74
202119,828$56,651,513+9%1,213,915391730.74
202019,618$51,873,478first year in data1,134,345381610.74

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
California2,022$9,146,807157,44546228
New York1,227$5,868,148107,82346284
Florida1,260$4,177,10787,11041245
Texas1,324$3,025,98073,68035158
New Jersey650$2,854,13745,54140229
Maryland407$1,728,59834,21850215
Massachusetts518$1,654,02942,29950259
Illinois759$1,627,08342,82538152
Georgia651$1,531,65838,37040162
Pennsylvania755$1,454,16044,21240169
Virginia442$1,430,16034,31640262
Michigan549$1,329,30040,12040251
Tennessee481$1,236,01930,24039178
Arizona326$1,183,28223,49045217
North Carolina628$1,180,09932,87232144

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-NJ1,266$6,844,486115,23346
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA798$5,355,92979,79550
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH396$1,166,43931,06348
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD269$1,138,59823,89448
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN551$1,129,64730,51738
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD413$1,080,64725,33942
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL371$1,071,17525,39140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX424$986,70922,28133
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV243$976,77918,56845
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA365$915,50521,18537
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI295$849,89724,86146
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ212$823,16515,71740
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA222$608,33214,58554
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA221$593,89013,00441
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL184$588,15712,10036

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 76770 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 61% of payment for 76770 nationally in 2024, across 19 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology14,90580%$31,394,66861%882,26459
Urology1,2586.7%$9,464,60118%133,278106
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5713.1%$4,300,0188.3%66,323116
Internal Medicine3521.9%$1,435,5082.8%18,13152
Interventional Radiology6623.5%$1,426,9832.8%37,90857
Nephrology1861.00%$754,5011.5%10,62957
Family Practice2121.1%$618,6461.2%8,76241
Nurse Practitioner1270.68%$517,8641.00%8,71169
General Practice320.17%$483,3260.93%5,407169
Cardiology560.30%$246,7190.48%3,02454
Physician Assistant800.43%$197,9060.38%3,46843
Portable X-Ray Supplier210.11%$114,8830.22%2,190104
Emergency Medicine210.11%$104,8050.20%1,54674
Obstetrics & Gynecology160.09%$70,4940.14%90957
Nuclear Medicine370.20%$66,8590.13%1,61544

Not listed: 21 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 76770 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