HCPCS 78492

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

Imaging Work RVU per service none (2021 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

1,212
87th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$151M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
147K
87th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
74
83rd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
330
76th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+0.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers -7.5% · 2021

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
California147$33,005,80727,42499752
Texas220$21,716,44524,25968349
Florida147$13,517,97912,20363230
Illinois23$13,366,79812,591139551
New York57$11,389,3138,611114428
Louisiana59$8,827,2438,278125276
Pennsylvania53$5,792,8024,58267251
Maryland29$5,761,1324,945142440
Arizona58$5,349,4587,13284389
Nevada40$5,216,2105,473123308
New Jersey43$5,143,3104,01454267
Mississippi30$3,444,4333,25494248
Virginia34$3,261,9232,99673209
Georgia55$3,075,8443,70439195
Alabama40$2,409,3403,45969218

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 2021.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ68$14,312,24410,445117
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN13$12,393,89811,284118
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA57$11,228,86410,48490
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX75$11,131,19210,64494
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD64$8,977,9116,77682
Fresno, CA13$4,740,2733,844198
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV39$4,672,4115,020123
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV24$4,506,3963,731142
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL51$3,709,0813,20963
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ38$3,313,1293,77677
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA13$2,879,0591,749117
Lafayette, LA19$2,600,0372,519125
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX12$2,543,7192,537220
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL17$2,233,4392,260103
Tucson, AZ12$1,972,0312,403167

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 31 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 78492 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 70% of payment for 78492 nationally in 2021, across 4 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Cardiology86972%$105,775,36170%101,367117
Interventional Cardiology23820%$23,160,82415%24,259102
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology463.8%$4,026,4922.7%3,39774
Internal Medicine221.8%$2,021,5791.3%2,09995

Not listed: 12 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 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