HCPCS 78492

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

Imaging Work RVU per service none (2020 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

1,310
87th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$149M
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
151K
88th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
69
83rd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
319
76th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $149M paid20202021: $151M paid20212022: $121M paid20222023: $104M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M$0$100M2020: $149M paid20202021: $151M paid20212022: $121M paid20222023: $104M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M$0$100M2020: $149M paid20202021: $151M paid20212022: $121M paid20222023: $104M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M$0$100M2020: $149M paid20202021: $151M paid20212022: $121M paid20222023: $104M paid20232024: $80M paid2024$80M

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

Billers

05001,0002020: 1,310 providers20202021: 1,212 providers20212022: 1,102 providers20222023: 926 providers20232024: 721 providers202472105001,0002020: 1,310 providers20202021: 1,212 providers20212022: 1,102 providers20222023: 926 providers20232024: 721 providers202472105001,0002020: 1,310 providers20202021: 1,212 providers20212022: 1,102 providers20222023: 926 providers20232024: 721 providers202472105001,0002020: 1,310 providers20202021: 1,212 providers20212022: 1,102 providers20222023: 926 providers20232024: 721 providers2024721

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
2024721$80,126,161-23%75,824563730.00
2023926$103,701,308-14%98,674643390.00
20221,102$120,769,349-20%115,325653050.00
20211,212$150,693,520+1%146,789743300.00
20201,310$149,454,975first year in data150,919693190.00

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
California143$30,440,50425,34386806
Texas226$23,237,36227,98587351
Louisiana65$20,067,63919,437107295
Florida181$16,614,22415,13364223
New York56$9,728,3156,865101319
New Jersey39$6,140,7274,49287363
Nevada45$5,950,3965,915103396
Pennsylvania60$5,180,4004,56859230
Maryland30$5,116,6314,639147373
Arizona58$4,551,2296,21055326
Alabama61$3,341,9104,54763190
Georgia54$3,148,5713,87952191
Mississippi45$3,119,5033,58861173
Illinois28$2,454,0792,82981216
Virginia29$2,445,9472,32969159

Not listed: 18 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-NJ66$12,320,7838,564104
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX83$11,860,40012,169111
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA51$9,345,9248,98077
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD72$8,565,9966,64663
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV37$5,437,0315,371123
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL60$4,096,4463,62442
Bakersfield-Delano, CA13$3,763,2912,886113
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV21$3,582,2553,058144
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ39$2,975,1793,23054
Lafayette, LA21$2,801,7663,021140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX13$2,568,4112,939216
Amarillo, TX17$2,309,1943,742193
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA14$2,199,0371,32899
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL20$1,994,6822,21695
Ocala, FL11$1,813,0791,552163

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 33 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 78492 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 70% of payment for 78492 nationally in 2020, across 6 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Cardiology94872%$104,749,35470%104,470110
Interventional Cardiology24018%$22,947,56515%24,642103
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology413.1%$2,920,6752.0%2,49561
Internal Medicine251.9%$1,874,2771.3%2,04082
Nuclear Medicine130.99%$1,379,5650.92%1,635126
Diagnostic Radiology221.7%$189,6080.13%1,38663

Not listed: 8 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 78492 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