HCPCS 77290

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 1.56 (2022 fee schedule)

3,711
93rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$27M
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
161K
88th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
33
63rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
103
56th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-10.3%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -2.6% · 2022

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
Florida319$4,538,10216,56134129
California337$3,713,54815,92135119
Texas236$2,162,2969,52333100
Arizona99$1,611,3045,59533126
New York209$1,028,9397,3702879
Illinois155$846,2476,5593492
New Jersey87$822,1785,44743131
Washington107$806,1944,6153784
Georgia119$801,8715,00331110
Pennsylvania204$772,2027,5972894
Maryland77$724,4023,81242112
North Carolina126$612,7945,0133779
Tennessee75$589,5354,38743159
Virginia84$587,1344,39546104
Alabama54$524,8892,45625127

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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ197$1,203,2818,74335
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ74$990,7933,44529
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA107$926,6565,28538
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66$900,3003,42824
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX51$824,9672,61945
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA43$699,7572,26433
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN119$695,4825,41337
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV60$653,8933,05541
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL45$582,0912,31234
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA37$533,9522,12032
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD111$473,2665,30738
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL42$435,4941,82139
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA63$356,5052,55933
Jacksonville, FL34$348,7091,61130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX91$302,0572,77725

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 56 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 77290 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 83% of payment for 77290 nationally in 2022, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology3,46193%$22,246,91983%146,16742
Dermatology1303.5%$3,206,42212%8,74067
Radiation Therapy Center220.59%$396,2371.5%1,27858
Diagnostic Radiology391.1%$159,0420.59%1,12129

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 2022.

Top billers of 77290 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