HCPCS 78815

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

Imaging Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

6,683
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$396M
99th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
817K
95th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
61
77th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
458
78th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+8.5%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +1.8% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$200M$400M2020: $307M paid20202021: $319M paid20212022: $341M paid20222023: $365M paid20232024: $396M paid2024$396M$0$200M$400M2020: $307M paid20202021: $319M paid20212022: $341M paid20222023: $365M paid20232024: $396M paid2024$396M$0$200M$400M2020: $307M paid20202021: $319M paid20212022: $341M paid20222023: $365M paid20232024: $396M paid2024$396M$0$200M$400M2020: $307M paid20202021: $319M paid20212022: $341M paid20222023: $365M paid20232024: $396M paid2024$396M

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

Billers

02,5005,0002020: 6,681 providers20202021: 6,635 providers20212022: 6,624 providers20222023: 6,566 providers20232024: 6,683 providers20246,68302,5005,0002020: 6,681 providers20202021: 6,635 providers20212022: 6,624 providers20222023: 6,566 providers20232024: 6,683 providers20246,68302,5005,0002020: 6,681 providers20202021: 6,635 providers20212022: 6,624 providers20222023: 6,566 providers20232024: 6,683 providers20246,68302,5005,0002020: 6,681 providers20202021: 6,635 providers20212022: 6,624 providers20222023: 6,566 providers20232024: 6,683 providers20246,683

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
20246,683$395,726,973+9%816,970614580.00
20236,566$364,587,265+7%749,707574100.00
20226,624$340,870,644+7%687,875533830.00
20216,635$319,117,689+4%650,350503620.00
20206,681$306,941,068first year in data636,031503280.00

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
California625$67,293,82292,77471544
Florida364$47,380,52965,20078674
New York353$39,478,26658,82874667
Texas608$31,360,42468,68047423
Maryland107$20,079,77825,027113753
Massachusetts156$16,392,32228,73377642
New Jersey169$14,208,70320,68068452
Arizona170$13,721,45119,07064450
Illinois350$11,942,51533,79557305
Pennsylvania243$11,561,78831,28768437
Virginia148$9,051,66621,26480541
Arkansas90$8,788,04015,626136477
Colorado118$7,732,47415,23467424
Alabama140$7,293,61611,50146318
Tennessee156$6,570,78217,93566368

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ291$40,386,94360,90499
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA199$18,234,84530,36465
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX228$13,653,08026,87438
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD60$12,574,87517,820153
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD121$10,141,68117,83493
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ105$9,500,24314,01871
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA87$9,091,27311,80169
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL58$9,057,98812,268109
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV55$9,003,46310,052154
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL88$8,872,72515,87468
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH125$8,603,64420,15064
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN259$8,327,33625,36661
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA37$7,354,3007,41190
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA61$6,652,7287,60367
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV54$5,505,4914,91137

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 81 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 78815 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 53% of payment for 78815 nationally in 2024, across 10 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Diagnostic Radiology5,06776%$211,349,22453%572,560113
Nuclear Medicine3755.6%$55,756,38914%126,567338
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)1462.2%$48,688,41512%40,365276
Hematology-Oncology4837.2%$41,241,42610%35,44073
Radiation Oncology1412.1%$15,098,4753.8%13,83298
Medical Oncology1892.8%$12,964,6593.3%11,38960
Interventional Radiology1041.6%$3,560,3260.90%9,41691
Urology691.0%$2,395,7120.61%2,33534
Internal Medicine320.48%$1,790,5920.45%1,77355
Gynecological Oncology230.34%$797,9750.20%68030

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 2024.

Top billers of 78815 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