Radiology

What they do most for Medicare patients

Service, sort	Code, sort	Times billed, sort	Patients, sort
X-ray of chest, 1 view	71045	10,968,096	8,995,050
Screening mammography	77067	5,447,233	5,334,269
Screening 3d breast mammography	77063	5,129,488	5,024,203
X-ray of chest, 2 views	71046	4,622,350	4,402,448
Ct scan head or brain without contrast	70450	4,197,646	4,001,689
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	74177	3,051,607	2,938,281
Ct scan of chest without contrast	71250	2,071,569	1,984,243
Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	77080	1,982,198	1,943,163
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	74176	1,734,841	1,688,482
Ct scan of chest with contrast	71260	1,520,301	1,441,430
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view	74018	1,422,078	1,257,885
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast	71275	1,260,317	1,243,084
Ct scan of upper spine without contrast	72125	1,231,675	1,213,439
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	73502	1,208,923	1,148,022
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	73030	1,151,154	1,026,717
Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast	72148	988,328	955,255
Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066)	G0279	910,824	874,000
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	73630	900,661	765,427
X-ray of knee, 3 views	73562	853,454	702,605
Mri scan of brain without contrast	70551	849,828	828,908
Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	76770	843,156	822,418
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	72100	757,185	728,926
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	76705	754,091	736,003
Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	70553	738,409	702,118
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	93971	720,184	699,692
Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast	77065	643,158	598,932
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	73560	612,348	530,428
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	76536	587,625	566,873
Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	76642	587,463	563,114
Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast	70498	578,482	571,855
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	73130	564,843	451,661
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	73564	559,711	451,733
Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast	70496	558,273	551,217
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	73721	525,220	479,251
Diagnostic mammography of both breasts	77066	504,329	494,594
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	93970	491,726	479,623
Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan	78815	478,877	441,069
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	73610	459,621	408,394
Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen	76700	447,148	432,270
Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast	72141	407,402	393,869
Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast	74183	405,081	382,646
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	72170	403,892	393,213
Ct scan of lower spine without contrast	72131	400,705	394,457
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	73110	400,247	350,628
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	73221	366,115	339,568
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	93880	363,909	359,182
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast	74178	355,064	345,032
Complete ultrasound scan of 1 breast	76641	343,961	325,208
Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening	71271	336,869	332,140
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	72110	326,018	316,161
Ct scan of face without contrast	70486	314,328	309,952
Ct scan of leg without contrast	73700	296,495	278,861
X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	73552	273,210	249,020
Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	74174	262,347	257,990
Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast	72197	257,153	246,077
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	72040	233,691	221,383
X-ray of lower leg, 2 views	73590	232,459	210,003
Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count	K1034	228,516	10,232
Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function	74230	216,188	210,127
3d radiographic procedure	76376	197,350	187,289
Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	76775	173,673	170,194
Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast	70491	162,342	155,238
X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	73080	152,832	143,849
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	99152	151,382	139,238
Ct scan of middle spine without contrast	72128	140,373	139,135
Ultrasound scan of uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix and pelvic area through vagina	76830	134,949	127,956
Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis	76856	129,248	123,357
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views	72050	128,593	124,524
X-ray of abdomen, 2 views	74019	128,522	122,115
Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast	72146	128,187	123,851
Lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, therapeutic, 1 millicurie	A9607	123,231	249
Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast	72158	122,369	118,539
X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views	73060	115,354	108,330
Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries	A9552	113,665	103,689
3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing	76377	112,598	108,002
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels	76882	106,799	92,107
X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views	71101	104,978	103,383
Ct scan of pelvis without contrast	72192	103,704	102,952
Mri scan of both breasts	77049	100,839	96,720
Mri scan of blood vessels of head without contrast	70544	96,139	93,065
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect	78452	93,665	93,338
Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body	78306	89,610	84,584
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	72070	88,532	85,028
Ct scan of arm without contrast	73200	88,524	83,951
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	93925	87,993	85,336
Mri scan of leg without contrast	73718	87,680	79,801
Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast	75574	82,829	81,024
Piflufolastat f-18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie	A9595	81,523	9,209
Blood creatinine level	82565	77,449	75,080
X-ray of forearm, 2 views	73090	74,068	69,462
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	76937	71,239	63,580
Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	19083	69,722	69,000
Dxa bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot	77081	63,517	61,378
X-ray of hip, 1 view	73501	63,132	59,085
X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	73140	63,012	56,254
X-ray of middle spine, 3 views	72072	59,740	58,558
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance	49083	57,658	29,484
Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta	76706	56,019	55,230
Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium	75571	55,673	54,328
Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	93975	55,601	53,336

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Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).