HCPCS 77427

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 3.37 (2021 fee schedule)

4,557
94th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$142M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
925K
95th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
165
91st percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
497
81st percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
-3.6%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +1.3% · 2021

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
Florida341$13,748,52588,641194768
California402$11,599,54770,744147376
Texas305$10,456,18269,260160605
New York284$7,842,56546,230134412
Pennsylvania247$6,225,89440,296143392
Illinois175$6,169,74939,179216477
New Jersey122$4,966,44130,177201628
North Carolina173$4,805,45932,406163411
Massachusetts149$4,588,59428,408148480
Virginia92$4,335,60128,090296552
Ohio188$4,307,07028,828139313
Michigan159$3,971,79326,395151325
Georgia133$3,819,41125,706166450
Arizona112$3,616,68224,201181490
Tennessee94$3,568,63124,838204770

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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ281$9,344,53054,212151
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN135$4,607,82428,864180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD138$3,772,83723,492145
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH125$3,440,63821,191139
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA130$3,278,71119,837131
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX121$3,038,00319,624121
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ82$2,569,90517,233181
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX65$2,401,52015,887177
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL78$2,294,82614,279125
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV66$2,289,47813,982223
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD56$2,029,54412,345171
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL46$1,874,59112,110187
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI72$1,767,03911,541151
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA81$1,755,68711,574144
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL56$1,583,84010,343145

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 76 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 77427 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 96% of payment for 77427 nationally in 2021, across 3 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology4,35095%$137,083,43596%891,415205
Dermatology1292.8%$3,189,9942.2%21,292165
Diagnostic Radiology350.77%$950,7860.67%6,016172

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 2021.

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