HCPCS 76942

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.67 (2024 fee schedule)

12,714
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$18M
91st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
508K
93rd percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
23
47th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
118
58th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-6.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -4.6% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $28M paid20202021: $31M paid20212022: $31M paid20222023: $19M paid20232024: $18M paid2024$18M$0$20M2020: $28M paid20202021: $31M paid20212022: $31M paid20222023: $19M paid20232024: $18M paid2024$18M$0$20M2020: $28M paid20202021: $31M paid20212022: $31M paid20222023: $19M paid20232024: $18M paid2024$18M$0$20M2020: $28M paid20202021: $31M paid20212022: $31M paid20222023: $19M paid20232024: $18M paid2024$18M

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

Billers

010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 24K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 24K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 24K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K010K20K2020: 23K providers20202021: 24K providers20212022: 25K providers20222023: 13K providers20232024: 13K providers202413K

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
202412,714$17,928,568-7%508,079231180.67
202313,333$19,215,843-37%534,556221180.67
202225,055$30,603,722+0%969,711241030.67
202124,212$30,602,399+8%940,852231020.67
202022,705$28,364,978first year in data864,41723990.67

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
California1,325$2,805,01567,77424161
Florida965$2,137,70654,69724184
New York836$1,570,00639,86826159
Texas981$1,189,27136,0792399
New Jersey357$728,21617,16526161
Illinois493$699,20720,12725126
Arizona371$645,83817,84626171
Pennsylvania560$581,86018,6362188
Virginia360$471,55213,5992495
Maryland242$470,32412,07322154
Michigan372$467,41113,05019122
Ohio531$464,22616,4082183
North Carolina411$400,24212,3142063
Massachusetts318$299,3889,6232279
Tennessee266$276,1959,3302499

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE, 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ876$1,932,15445,88728
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA494$1,137,73026,36824
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL243$810,85719,08324
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN408$639,83418,05926
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ252$465,76112,86927
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV245$442,25110,99425
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX325$389,35612,16723
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD302$357,45910,76322
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX261$352,96810,70724
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI165$312,6387,71123
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA171$285,1487,26725
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH236$228,8947,15321
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD126$211,7435,82620
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL116$197,2975,23220
Jacksonville, FL120$186,0995,48428

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 97 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 76942 nationally

Anesthesiology accounts for 14% of payment for 76942 nationally in 2024, across 30 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Anesthesiology3,02724%$2,502,88514%91,37430
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation7926.2%$2,051,65711%48,58161
Urology1,71413%$1,532,2618.5%46,88527
Diagnostic Radiology2,02916%$1,247,0757.0%49,69724
Pain Management4433.5%$1,229,9176.9%30,18868
Podiatry4053.2%$997,2725.6%22,69456
Physician Assistant4883.8%$827,5414.6%25,04651
Orthopedic Surgery3142.5%$741,0014.1%17,14755
Interventional Pain Management2261.8%$694,9453.9%16,19272
Family Practice3082.4%$686,6133.8%17,08755
Nurse Practitioner2592.0%$656,1563.7%18,36071
Interventional Radiology9277.3%$597,5033.3%23,38125
Sports Medicine3352.6%$555,8493.1%14,40543
Rheumatology950.75%$526,4482.9%10,963115
Hand Surgery1100.87%$481,0962.7%10,69097

Not listed: 26 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 76942 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