HCPCS 76770

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.74 (2021 fee schedule)

19,828
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$57M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
1.2M
96th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
39
68th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
173
66th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+9.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +1.1% · 2021

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
California1,933$8,367,186137,55246207
New York1,335$6,414,362105,73644245
Florida1,352$4,582,64083,03939177
New Jersey649$3,374,03645,66838219
Texas1,359$3,268,11772,89834152
Maryland438$1,910,49135,55849178
Illinois803$1,832,05747,46640147
Michigan689$1,778,38247,97542192
Pennsylvania854$1,729,40549,18742156
Massachusetts557$1,665,74138,21144216
Virginia500$1,637,66935,06246193
Georgia640$1,628,58039,16042177
Arizona365$1,545,81427,50246236
North Carolina647$1,358,35534,35034182
Tennessee517$1,241,74630,12737160

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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,330$7,707,254112,01544
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA752$4,561,57465,37445
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN616$1,299,99935,09438
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV301$1,232,51920,89846
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD449$1,199,01627,01640
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD282$1,165,53623,05847
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL384$1,143,35022,99939
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI359$1,123,67628,37143
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH427$1,119,94026,88838
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX421$1,050,96521,62334
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA365$949,17220,93738
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ237$945,32917,20844
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL191$651,72010,40334
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL182$626,38012,69340
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV170$625,53111,86052

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 2021.

Specialties billing 76770 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 62% of payment for 76770 nationally in 2021, across 19 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology16,09381%$35,052,46162%920,21957
Urology1,2616.4%$11,068,02320%136,110108
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5792.9%$4,160,3547.3%60,773105
Internal Medicine4432.2%$1,550,9662.7%18,79642
Interventional Radiology5592.8%$1,155,5192.0%29,26152
Nephrology1940.98%$948,7461.7%12,22163
Family Practice2521.3%$701,2231.2%9,51138
General Practice370.19%$409,3500.72%4,230114
Cardiology720.36%$312,2870.55%3,48248
Nurse Practitioner770.39%$211,0340.37%3,13741
Gastroenterology120.06%$142,0730.25%1,717143
Physician Assistant390.20%$137,4430.24%1,93650
Portable X-Ray Supplier130.07%$116,3650.21%1,736134
Nuclear Medicine400.20%$76,9280.14%1,85546
Vascular Surgery220.11%$68,1370.12%1,21155

Not listed: 23 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 2021.

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