HCPCS 77427

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 3.37 (2024 fee schedule)

4,602
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$126M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
843K
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
146
88th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
458
78th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
-6.2%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers -2.5% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $142M paid20212022: $137M paid20222023: $134M paid20232024: $126M paid2024$126M$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $142M paid20212022: $137M paid20222023: $134M paid20232024: $126M paid2024$126M$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $142M paid20212022: $137M paid20222023: $134M paid20232024: $126M paid2024$126M$0$100M2020: $147M paid20202021: $142M paid20212022: $137M paid20222023: $134M paid20232024: $126M paid2024$126M

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

Billers

02,0004,0002020: 4,497 providers20202021: 4,557 providers20212022: 4,632 providers20222023: 4,720 providers20232024: 4,602 providers20244,60202,0004,0002020: 4,497 providers20202021: 4,557 providers20212022: 4,632 providers20222023: 4,720 providers20232024: 4,602 providers20244,60202,0004,0002020: 4,497 providers20202021: 4,557 providers20212022: 4,632 providers20222023: 4,720 providers20232024: 4,602 providers20244,60202,0004,0002020: 4,497 providers20202021: 4,557 providers20212022: 4,632 providers20222023: 4,720 providers20232024: 4,602 providers20244,602

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
20244,602$126,035,212-6%843,2531464583.37
20234,720$134,436,620-2%886,3521534623.37
20224,632$137,182,512-4%899,8331594723.37
20214,557$142,179,804-4%924,9521654973.37
20204,497$147,438,146first year in data944,5291705083.37

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
Florida366$13,176,68086,302170691
California424$12,119,96375,874149427
Texas294$8,946,60061,026157589
New York297$6,732,76941,22099382
Pennsylvania267$5,871,92439,334125333
Illinois178$5,105,09533,389170386
New Jersey109$4,399,57227,404212614
Ohio192$3,987,44327,447125316
North Carolina155$3,885,28827,166142363
Massachusetts148$3,876,01224,953133400
Tennessee100$3,472,54025,127206613
Arizona114$3,317,55222,856171459
Virginia89$3,255,13422,021208557
Georgia133$3,177,55921,941150371
Michigan156$3,141,80021,369119287

Not listed: 4 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-NJ271$8,154,10348,891134
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN140$3,950,12325,620162
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA149$3,792,83223,781136
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD135$3,459,59022,451142
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH125$2,872,45118,560114
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX120$2,520,81916,929110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX59$2,393,58416,294212
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL85$2,369,30115,153115
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ81$2,338,37216,090167
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV64$2,088,31813,620176
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL54$1,987,27013,301167
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD56$1,879,16211,916205
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA81$1,569,47910,625126
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL65$1,485,3169,965120
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI70$1,452,3349,740122

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 72 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 77427 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 98% of payment for 77427 nationally in 2024, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology4,46597%$123,859,26198%828,440186
Dermatology611.3%$697,2400.55%4,78478
Diagnostic Radiology250.54%$567,4070.45%3,711148
Physician Assistant200.43%$156,7500.12%1,26963

Not listed: 14 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 77427 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