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42821

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 42821 is the #3,028 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $2.7M in payments across 3K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $613.18. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $1,765.48 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$2.7M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

3K

Providers

46

Avg Cost/Claim

$1K

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 42821? Based on 45 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$613.18

Average

$853.67

Std Dev

$673.35

Max

$2,259.09

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$133.70
p25
$252.32
Median
$613.18
p75
$1,398.74
p90
$1,765.48
p95
$2,104.51
p99
$2,211.27

50% of providers bill between $252.32 and $1,398.74 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $133.70 and $1,765.48.

Top 1% bill above $2,211.27.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 42821 was billed by 46 providers across 3K claims, totaling $2.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$613.18

Providers Billing

45

National Spending

$2.7M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.39×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 42821

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$414K
2Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$375K
3Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$285K
4Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, OH · General Acute Care Hospital, Children

$255K
5State Of Mississippi - University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS · General Acute Care Hospital

$193K
6Vhs Childrens Hospital Of Michigan Inc

Detroit, MI · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical

$162K
71306843222$157K
81306952726$109K
9Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

$103K
10University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$94K
11Children's Hospital Medical Center Of Akron

Akron, OH · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$88K
121235240813$87K
13Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Little Rock, AR · Clinic/Center, Critical Access Hospital

$38K
14Spectrum Health Hospitals

Grand Rapids, MI · General Acute Care Hospital

$34K
151073827101$29K
161477617751$27K
171033120423$27K
181649794157$23K
19Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$22K
201770586794$21K

Showing top 20 of 46 providers billing this code