HCPCS 77290

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.56 (2021 fee schedule)

3,812
93rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$30M
94th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
174K
88th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
36
66th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
107
57th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
-4.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +1.9% · 2021

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
Florida314$4,809,49016,47735135
California329$3,969,85315,81538117
Texas246$2,492,52810,1603098
Arizona102$1,501,2885,03736141
New York228$1,329,6529,3543299
Illinois159$948,3747,72839110
Washington116$942,6085,0893686
Maryland80$892,3804,18147104
Georgia107$887,8075,08536133
Pennsylvania205$839,9857,8153184
New Jersey96$826,6515,86250136
Tennessee81$807,8135,07241160
Virginia89$747,0475,24356110
North Carolina130$621,4195,5173982
Ohio157$582,0225,2272962

Not listed: 6 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-NJ225$1,556,95011,01139
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ76$1,020,5043,36034
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL63$931,6703,20227
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA104$879,2724,75837
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX56$851,4162,58036
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA39$767,6002,33041
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV64$760,9243,30647
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN119$739,3156,29146
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL43$565,1692,16530
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD115$485,2565,36238
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA33$480,5101,84838
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN35$439,1032,12934
Jacksonville, FL37$425,9371,79329
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL41$422,9251,76938
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA68$389,8732,68132

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 57 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 77290 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 84% of payment for 77290 nationally in 2021, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology3,56994%$25,257,61484%159,78545
Dermatology1203.1%$3,058,74310%7,71864
Radiation Therapy Center240.63%$568,3141.9%1,65769
Diagnostic Radiology401.0%$208,8770.70%1,24431

Not listed: 17 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 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