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0490

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 0490 is the #1,402 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $24.2M in payments across 164K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $58.18. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $548.72 per claim, 9.4× the median.

Total Paid

$24.2M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

164K

Providers

77

Avg Cost/Claim

$148

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 0490? Based on 54 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$58.18

Average

$223.26

Std Dev

$309.55

Max

$1,255.19

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$27.03
p25
$42.50
Median
$58.18
p75
$365.73
p90
$548.72
p95
$881.23
p99
$1,250.40

50% of providers bill between $42.50 and $365.73 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $27.03 and $548.72.

Top 1% bill above $1,250.40.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 0490 was billed by 77 providers across 164K claims, totaling $24.2M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 76K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$58.18

Providers Billing

54

National Spending

$24.2M

Avg/Median Ratio

3.84×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 0490

#ProviderTotal Paid
11730124124$4.6M
21235132481$3.7M
31740318153$2.8M
41639149255$1.6M
51457643405$1.6M
61407130727$1.4M
71013980317$1.3M
81396748547$1.0M
91548354038$752K
101649296807$640K
111982709572$594K
121346208642$528K
131164974655$494K
141013048461$478K
151942617477$390K
161255309803$349K
171760440515$329K
181497733661$245K
191184699241$196K
201326361460$135K

Showing top 20 of 77 providers billing this code