HCPCS 76770

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.74 (2022 fee schedule)

19,225
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$55M
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
1.2M
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
39
68th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
176
67th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -3.0% · 2022

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
California1,975$8,925,811148,61847218
New York1,272$6,306,327107,03047287
Florida1,354$4,336,85782,35139182
New Jersey630$3,300,95645,86839237
Texas1,301$3,144,18671,03635161
Maryland413$1,815,83435,14250196
Illinois789$1,737,01245,67238151
Massachusetts537$1,695,75240,27547253
Pennsylvania804$1,599,91746,18641156
Michigan633$1,582,80544,27042194
Georgia627$1,552,11237,79443189
Virginia491$1,510,29733,89345197
Arizona337$1,339,05623,82141234
North Carolina658$1,250,57433,24534160
Tennessee504$1,154,19829,01738157

Not listed: 5 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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-NJ1,282$7,565,881113,60346
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA775$5,188,31774,68350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN585$1,248,55633,93538
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD452$1,244,97427,41441
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD266$1,213,30324,87050
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH404$1,156,03128,51743
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV277$1,085,18618,91249
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL405$1,067,96922,05237
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX410$1,035,42922,07036
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI347$1,002,54127,05845
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA352$929,24620,92440
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ217$857,56915,26240
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL197$630,25211,00532
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL179$581,20412,40942
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA219$573,49511,84244

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 2022.

Specialties billing 76770 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 61% of payment for 76770 nationally in 2022, across 20 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology15,52981%$33,223,07061%895,02958
Urology1,2706.6%$10,688,93720%137,172108
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)5753.0%$4,453,3538.2%64,550112
Internal Medicine4112.1%$1,412,4802.6%17,42942
Interventional Radiology5652.9%$1,199,3462.2%31,53056
Nephrology2071.1%$941,2781.7%12,51760
Family Practice2251.2%$653,0801.2%9,07740
General Practice300.16%$422,7200.78%4,396147
Cardiology680.35%$243,7750.45%2,88142
Nurse Practitioner750.39%$206,7810.38%3,34445
Physician Assistant490.25%$179,3580.33%2,58353
Gastroenterology120.06%$146,3700.27%1,684140
Portable X-Ray Supplier140.07%$104,3680.19%1,609115
Nuclear Medicine400.21%$64,9190.12%1,70343
Vascular Surgery170.09%$53,5160.10%95556

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 2022.

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