HCPCS 77427

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

Imaging Work RVU per service 3.37 (2023 fee schedule)

4,720
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$134M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
886K
95th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
153
90th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
462
79th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
-2.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +1.9% · 2023

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
Florida367$13,330,92287,141163654
California424$12,390,03976,384160399
Texas304$9,628,96364,712153568
New York300$7,524,17245,338119408
Pennsylvania263$5,971,89739,317130361
Illinois189$5,419,13134,970156394
New Jersey108$4,458,17627,465213554
North Carolina163$4,353,69329,868155384
Massachusetts156$4,292,15027,049132420
Ohio202$4,145,51428,205125290
Virginia91$3,736,88524,644257585
Georgia140$3,491,39423,866155357
Tennessee101$3,428,57924,134200589
Arizona117$3,420,60223,116179449
Michigan157$3,403,75222,819136266

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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ279$8,643,33451,059148
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN152$4,174,35726,737141
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA145$3,778,58723,348144
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD140$3,693,09523,379143
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH127$3,210,22520,117130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX120$2,735,11917,961116
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ89$2,509,47716,943170
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL84$2,476,51415,672127
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX63$2,385,20216,035206
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV65$2,237,89913,910204
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD54$1,893,17011,718186
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA85$1,695,11211,366121
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI71$1,581,30210,397142
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL61$1,565,76110,321135
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL50$1,549,77410,200140

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 2023.

Specialties billing 77427 nationally

Radiation Oncology accounts for 95% of payment for 77427 nationally in 2023, across 3 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Radiation Oncology4,44994%$127,844,81695%842,262189
Dermatology1934.1%$4,590,0973.4%30,795160
Diagnostic Radiology310.66%$807,4460.60%5,261170

Not listed: 16 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 2023.

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