HCPCS 77427

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 3.37 (2022 fee schedule)

4,632
94th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$137M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
900K
95th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
159
91st percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
472
80th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
-3.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers +1.6% · 2022

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
Florida359$13,455,92087,411169737
California400$11,745,29472,227157387
Texas312$10,180,59468,134166612
New York297$7,474,52044,317125378
Pennsylvania263$6,492,30042,307136383
Illinois181$5,797,97637,081185407
North Carolina168$4,759,78832,409158413
New Jersey108$4,657,93828,610222609
Massachusetts153$4,307,91626,899134427
Ohio197$4,134,99027,889129294
Virginia92$3,821,51225,004237585
Georgia130$3,658,78324,921166424
Tennessee99$3,488,44324,502214671
Arizona117$3,486,64923,558164494
Michigan156$3,451,47723,097137298

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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ278$8,908,88752,091146
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN139$4,337,06127,371171
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD138$3,846,77924,189149
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA135$3,471,78621,207142
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH127$3,350,29220,858125
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX129$3,032,62519,809106
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ88$2,499,30916,876158
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX64$2,412,03716,127206
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL83$2,382,21915,000125
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV63$2,232,71413,679214
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD55$1,907,78811,732182
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA80$1,710,53811,391134
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL47$1,701,90511,096166
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI70$1,607,48410,567138
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA64$1,534,7229,805140

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 78 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 77427 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 96% of payment for 77427 nationally in 2022, across 3 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology4,40195%$131,561,44396%862,357196
Dermatology1553.3%$3,732,7022.7%25,023161
Diagnostic Radiology310.67%$742,5840.54%4,805155

Not listed: 15 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 77427 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