HCPCS 76942

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 0.67 (2022 fee schedule)

25,055
99th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$31M
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
970K
95th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
24
50th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
103
56th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
+0.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +3.5% · 2022

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
California2,268$3,789,48399,79223125
Florida1,521$2,926,82081,68228161
Texas1,855$2,833,27686,1962299
New York1,275$2,123,43055,52424132
Illinois1,015$1,142,36736,96522110
Pennsylvania1,036$990,19534,0222282
Arizona730$973,11029,52324100
Ohio981$964,97735,35622103
Virginia707$865,66428,11027106
North Carolina832$834,77729,5712787
Michigan791$823,65927,01621104
New Jersey542$798,90620,9382499
Maryland491$761,20621,09325117
Indiana661$619,31223,0872494
Georgia684$613,54321,6882175

Not listed: 9 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,340$2,404,94659,77525
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX657$1,575,84944,73023
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA764$1,373,88534,45623
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN815$978,49830,65722
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL381$966,90524,02924
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ515$697,07821,04423
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV428$629,37716,95424
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD481$540,57917,13123
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX410$509,15016,20523
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI355$471,94514,53424
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH498$458,83315,64623
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD274$367,27711,12525
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA282$359,48110,26823
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA384$339,04811,74420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA259$314,6298,70722

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 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 76942 nationally

Anesthesiology accounts for 40% of payment for 76942 nationally in 2022, across 31 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Anesthesiology13,62054%$12,124,78640%477,13035
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation6652.7%$1,966,3726.4%44,65367
Urology1,8847.5%$1,760,5955.8%49,05726
Diagnostic Radiology2,1738.7%$1,446,7454.7%53,69925
Pain Management4491.8%$1,443,1434.7%33,86975
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)2,1968.8%$1,355,6734.4%56,27026
Nurse Practitioner2751.1%$1,209,1444.0%32,878120
Podiatry4361.7%$1,041,5713.4%23,00153
Family Practice2410.96%$1,037,1313.4%23,980100
Interventional Pain Management2861.1%$967,8433.2%21,93377
Physician Assistant3931.6%$832,4562.7%24,02361
Orthopedic Surgery2801.1%$671,9142.2%14,60452
Rheumatology1000.40%$579,2241.9%11,921119
Interventional Radiology7863.1%$567,0191.9%20,61726
Internal Medicine1050.42%$461,0291.5%10,08996

Not listed: 24 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 76942 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