Compensation

Radiology compensation is more than just radiologist salaries. It also includes radiologic technologist and interventional radiology compensation, along with other subspecialties. Radiology pay incorporates bonuses, incentives, benefits and vacation time.

Did you make the list? CMS targets cardiologists for new heart failure payment model
More than 2,000 cardiologists are required to participate in the new payment model. According to CMS, the long-term goal is to track and reduce the high healthcare costs associated with treating heart failure.
Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge
Amid work-from-home disparities between interventional and diagnostic rads, researchers recently interviewed hundreds of IRs to learn about the landscape.
Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year
Across all specialties, women docs collect 78 cents for every dollar taken in by men—a figure that adds up to $3.3 million over the course of a 30-year career, according to Marit Health.
Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says
Members of the specialty earned a median salary of approximately $239,200 last year, based on survey data gathered by the media company last fall.
The business of cardiology is changing—and cath labs are working to keep up
Financial literacy is no longer optional for physicians. “If you're not financially viable, you can't function,” explained Nirat Beohar, MD. “The business education is probably just as important as learning a new procedure.”

cardiologist salary and compensation data

Did you make the list? CMS targets cardiologists for new heart failure payment model

More than 2,000 cardiologists are required to participate in the new payment model. According to CMS, the long-term goal is to track and reduce the high healthcare costs associated with treating heart failure.

Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge

Amid work-from-home disparities between interventional and diagnostic rads, researchers recently interviewed hundreds of IRs to learn about the landscape.

Image depicting gap between genders in pay

Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year

Across all specialties, women docs collect 78 cents for every dollar taken in by men—a figure that adds up to $3.3 million over the course of a 30-year career, according to Marit Health.

Radiologist Radiology Money Dollar X-ray Scan Finance

Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says

Members of the specialty earned a median salary of approximately $239,200 last year, based on survey data gathered by the media company last fall.

Nirat Beohar, MD, director, cardiac catheterization laboratory, medical director of the structural heart disease program, Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, and a professor at the Columbia University Division of Cardiology, explains the financial landscape of the cath lab, what is ahead, and why cardiologists need to become more business savvy. #TCT

The business of cardiology is changing—and cath labs are working to keep up

Financial literacy is no longer optional for physicians. “If you're not financially viable, you can't function,” explained Nirat Beohar, MD. “The business education is probably just as important as learning a new procedure.”

Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, medical director, heart and vascular service line and the Benson Ford Chair in Cardiology at Henry Ford Health, member of board, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), the explains how hospitals can set up renal denervation (RDN) programs and how the reimbursement landscape is changing with new Medicare coverage.

How to get reimbursed for renal denervation

Herbert D. Aronow, MD, reviewed the many ways the reimbursement landscape is changing thanks to new Medicare policies. “This is a really exciting time in the renal denervation space," he said.

Boston Scientific said it initiated the AGENT DCB STANCE trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Agent Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) compared to the standard of care using either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) and/or balloon angioplasty. The trial will enroll more than 1,600 patients and is expected to a primary completion date in 2028.

New physician Medicare payments for the Agent drug-coated balloon set for 2027

Boston Scientific said two category III CPT codes are set to become permanent category I codes for physician payments starting Jan. 1, 2027.

SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, professor of medicine at New York Medical College, explained some of the key payment issues interventional cardiologists are facing amid declining Medicare reimbursements.

SCAI fighting for interventional cardiologists amid challenging payment policies

SCAI President Srihari Naidu, MD, detailed some of the challenges interventional cardiologists face as reimbursements keep declining. The group has been building new partnerships with other medical societies to strengthen its influence in Washington.