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#2839 of 11K

52281

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 52281 is the #2,839 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $3.4M in payments across 23K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $120.41.

Total Paid

$3.4M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

23K

Providers

57

Avg Cost/Claim

$146

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 52281? Based on 54 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$120.41

Average

$184.10

Std Dev

$407.50

Max

$3,055.00

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$35.66
p25
$78.88
Median
$120.41
p75
$175.92
p90
$222.38
p95
$327.97
p99
$1,668.58

50% of providers bill between $78.88 and $175.92 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $35.66 and $222.38.

Top 1% bill above $1,668.58.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 52281 was billed by 57 providers across 23K claims, totaling $3.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 23K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$120.41

Providers Billing

54

National Spending

$3.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.53×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 52281

#ProviderTotal Paid
11215940796$752K
21528149218$549K
31740433325$371K
41619283322$260K
51316987050$233K
61457997645$219K
71053315614$208K
81750317079$157K
91982017760$65K
10Ashland Hospital Corporation

Ashland, KY · Clinic/Center, Rural Health

$62K
111871527432$60K
121275559189$56K
131043215320$45K
141891732889$43K
151063663433$40K
161093736795$39K
171780631325$31K
181114045234$29K
191255713541$18K
201972830404$17K

Showing top 20 of 57 providers billing this code

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