HCPCS 77290

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.56 (2020 fee schedule)

3,742
93rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$31M
95th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
177K
89th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
37
68th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
113
59th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$20M2020: $31M paid20202021: $30M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $25M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M$0$20M2020: $31M paid20202021: $30M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $25M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M$0$20M2020: $31M paid20202021: $30M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $25M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M$0$20M2020: $31M paid20202021: $30M paid20212022: $27M paid20222023: $25M paid20232024: $25M paid2024$25M

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

Billers

02,0004,0002020: 3,742 providers20202021: 3,812 providers20212022: 3,711 providers20222023: 3,650 providers20232024: 3,531 providers20243,53102,0004,0002020: 3,742 providers20202021: 3,812 providers20212022: 3,711 providers20222023: 3,650 providers20232024: 3,531 providers20243,53102,0004,0002020: 3,742 providers20202021: 3,812 providers20212022: 3,711 providers20222023: 3,650 providers20232024: 3,531 providers20243,53102,0004,0002020: 3,742 providers20202021: 3,812 providers20212022: 3,711 providers20222023: 3,650 providers20232024: 3,531 providers20243,531

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
20243,531$24,503,437-2%144,848291011.56
20233,650$24,944,434-7%150,80531951.56
20223,711$26,949,676-10%160,688331031.56
20213,812$30,034,627-4%173,727361071.56
20203,742$31,361,702first year in data177,216371131.56

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
Florida317$5,071,79217,30835132
California334$4,516,17716,98837140
Texas235$2,506,8919,9723398
Arizona103$1,920,8726,00139150
New York219$1,349,9738,9653490
Georgia107$988,1675,49536140
Illinois154$970,0506,9493899
Maryland80$953,3114,53545118
Washington104$917,1594,7293692
Pennsylvania205$861,9037,8073287
North Carolina127$663,9395,8754289
Virginia85$643,4495,20462108
New Jersey92$643,1665,16246137
Tennessee78$582,4664,79847163
Ohio152$580,7275,4523078

Not listed: 7 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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ76$1,594,4964,63040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ215$1,493,27310,26040
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL70$1,016,7343,58927
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX55$894,6062,66339
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA102$889,1364,50534
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA42$800,4512,28836
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV61$777,2983,47747
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN119$736,0505,46636
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA34$628,8512,24737
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL42$566,9822,16536
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD116$522,1185,29337
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL43$455,2931,73029
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA59$411,2832,50535
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL12$409,3751,14564
Fresno, CA11$409,0251,16798

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 61 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 77290 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 86% of payment for 77290 nationally in 2020, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology3,51194%$26,848,85586%163,81347
Dermatology1153.1%$2,785,6908.9%7,10762
Radiation Therapy Center280.75%$701,2232.2%2,05173
Diagnostic Radiology370.99%$241,7100.77%1,33036

Not listed: 19 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 2020.

Top billers of 77290 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