HCPCS A9555

Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries (CMS descriptor)

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

1,088
86th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
$105M
98th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
243K
90th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
136
90th percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
585
82nd percentile among 6,253 codes billed · 2021
+13.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2020; billers +3.3% · 2021

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$100M2020: $92M paid20202021: $105M paid20212022: $107M paid20222023: $120M paid20232024: $141M paid2024$141M$0$100M2020: $92M paid20202021: $105M paid20212022: $107M paid20222023: $120M paid20232024: $141M paid2024$141M$0$100M2020: $92M paid20202021: $105M paid20212022: $107M paid20222023: $120M paid20232024: $141M paid2024$141M$0$100M2020: $92M paid20202021: $105M paid20212022: $107M paid20222023: $120M paid20232024: $141M paid2024$141M

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

Billers

01,0002020: 1,053 providers20202021: 1,088 providers20212022: 1,199 providers20222023: 1,266 providers20232024: 1,597 providers20241,59701,0002020: 1,053 providers20202021: 1,088 providers20212022: 1,199 providers20222023: 1,266 providers20232024: 1,597 providers20241,59701,0002020: 1,053 providers20202021: 1,088 providers20212022: 1,199 providers20222023: 1,266 providers20232024: 1,597 providers20241,59701,0002020: 1,053 providers20202021: 1,088 providers20212022: 1,199 providers20222023: 1,266 providers20232024: 1,597 providers20241,597

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
20241,597$141,476,935+17%336,8701215960.00
20231,266$120,454,355+13%283,1981266540.00
20221,199$107,044,087+2%254,2791245830.00
20211,088$104,525,172+14%242,8801365850.00
20201,053$91,953,491first year in data216,9391325350.00

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
California141$22,135,94252,8381941,424
Illinois26$15,361,00525,1902701,087
Texas189$14,743,22529,893116453
Florida181$10,974,25434,200146542
New York69$6,711,39919,586174929
Louisiana52$4,541,5718,195136283
Pennsylvania55$3,846,4475,62192248
Arizona38$3,818,2819,091132745
New Jersey38$2,978,1954,61271317
Alabama56$2,660,66411,221139491
Maryland29$2,627,5614,727142393
Mississippi35$2,080,8144,460107270
Nevada24$1,975,4174,728145306
Virginia34$1,430,8615,958145416
Georgia31$1,228,8185,27886483

Not listed: 21 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN18$14,980,82723,079215
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX90$10,005,92417,417141
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA53$7,715,94818,448148
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ68$7,589,34419,743206
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD74$5,556,9988,34894
Fresno, CA12$3,101,5097,372500
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ30$2,403,9955,733118
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL57$2,275,9607,125122
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV23$1,761,8795,160170
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV23$1,602,1123,830136
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA13$1,468,0463,500234
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL12$1,304,2464,050251
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL18$1,287,7894,016175
Ocala, FL12$1,272,9973,962304
Lafayette, LA16$1,148,2022,369141

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 29 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 A9555 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 63% of payment for A9555 nationally in 2021, across 5 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Cardiology74869%$65,897,60963%163,396218
Interventional Cardiology23922%$15,806,00715%39,963167
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology464.2%$1,901,0741.8%5,205113
Internal Medicine201.8%$1,474,0861.4%3,565178
Diagnostic Radiology121.1%$359,4960.34%89374

Not listed: 9 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 A9555 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