Medicare spending analysis for Portable X-Ray Supplier providers
Portable X-Ray Supplier accounts for $1.7B in Medicare payments across 2.3K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 2.5x is below the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $229.1M | 6.2M | 313 | — |
| 2017 | $226.8M | 6.4M | 301 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | $220.8M | 6.1M | 288 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | $219.7M | 6.1M | 280 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | $198.2M | 5.5M | 285 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | $187.4M | 4.9M | 288 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | $189.3M | 4.8M | 286 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | $203.0M | 4.9M | 284 | +7.2% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R0070 | Transportation of portable x-ray equipment and personnel to home or nursing home, per trip to facility or location, one patient seen | $118.7M | 724.2K | $163.96 |
| Q0092 | Set-up portable x-ray equipment | $24.2M | 1.3M | $18.96 |
| R0075 | Transportation of portable x-ray equipment and personnel to home or nursing home, per trip to facility or location, more than one patient seen | $22.5M | 361.6K | $62.26 |
| 71045 | X-ray of chest, 1 view | $7.2M | 643.4K | $11.24 |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | $6.6M | 464.9K | $14.24 |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | $2.7M | 138.4K | $19.77 |
| 74018 | X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | $2.3M | 184.6K | $12.64 |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | $1.6M | 108.0K | $14.86 |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | $1.6M | 101.2K | $15.41 |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | $1.3M | 73.9K | $18.22 |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | $754.2K | 45.0K | $16.76 |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | $678.8K | 35.3K | $19.25 |
| 73552 | X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | $607.5K | 40.3K | $15.06 |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | $561.8K | 31.2K | $18.02 |
| 73620 | X-ray of foot, 2 views | $538.7K | 44.9K | $12.01 |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | $520.3K | 29.8K | $17.47 |
| 73590 | X-ray of lower leg, 2 views | $481.0K | 34.1K | $14.08 |
| 73120 | X-ray of hand, 2 views | $474.3K | 35.9K | $13.23 |
| 73600 | X-ray of ankle, 2 views | $456.1K | 33.7K | $13.54 |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | $448.2K | 23.8K | $18.85 |
Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.