HCPCS 77427

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 3.37 (2020 fee schedule)

4,497
94th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$147M
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
945K
95th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
170
91st percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
508
82nd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

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
Florida335$14,548,61691,977212764
California409$12,545,52075,725159427
Texas303$10,975,56271,475171612
New York274$7,560,95844,446131409
Pennsylvania253$6,585,04641,748132403
Illinois179$6,203,58938,781189479
North Carolina171$5,114,34534,048153481
New Jersey112$4,859,38329,252209632
Ohio197$4,669,75730,736133351
Massachusetts141$4,233,67825,778140485
Michigan154$4,232,29927,460166337
Virginia90$4,188,53026,771294531
Georgia134$4,099,64626,969176496
Arizona105$3,711,93924,427197492
Tennessee96$3,669,13125,076186728

Not listed: 5 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ269$8,817,06250,779153
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN135$4,502,84627,820179
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD139$4,124,34225,188139
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA134$3,581,82921,380137
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH114$3,073,24818,684130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX112$2,918,32518,591126
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ76$2,612,70617,258167
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX64$2,579,11016,719233
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL81$2,541,20415,588140
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV61$2,205,39313,186211
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD55$1,997,30712,007179
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA81$1,910,10812,366144
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI69$1,820,54711,506161
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL44$1,781,86711,332167
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL52$1,711,61310,976151

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 74 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 77427 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 97% of payment for 77427 nationally in 2020, across 3 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology4,30196%$142,690,77197%913,835212
Dermatology1202.7%$2,815,3181.9%18,542155
Diagnostic Radiology350.78%$1,054,3930.72%6,575188

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 2020.

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