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72081

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 72081 is the #2,335 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $6.6M in payments across 200K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $20.88. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $59.98 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$6.6M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

200K

Providers

497

Avg Cost/Claim

$33

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 72081? Based on 492 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$20.88

Average

$29.65

Std Dev

$29.82

Max

$212.85

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$7.79
p25
$9.77
Median
$20.88
p75
$37.09
p90
$59.98
p95
$82.49
p99
$169.03

50% of providers bill between $9.77 and $37.09 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $7.79 and $59.98.

Top 1% bill above $169.03.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 72081 was billed by 497 providers across 200K claims, totaling $6.6M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 188K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$20.88

Providers Billing

492

National Spending

$6.6M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.42×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 72081

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

$700K
2Children's Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · Clinic/Center

$322K
3Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$312K
4Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, CT · General Acute Care Hospital, Children

$269K
5Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$236K
6Childrens Hospital Of The Kings Daughters Inc

Norfolk, VA · Social Worker, Clinical

$208K
71326187097$171K
8Arkansas Childrens Hospital

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

$149K
9Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$119K
101346297843$110K
111083738637$108K
12The Nemours Foundation

Orlando, FL · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$95K
131962987677$92K
141346761897$86K
15Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

Oakland, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$84K
161184609851$79K
17Unm Hospital

Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital

$78K
18Upmc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · Clinic/Center

$71K
19Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$65K
20Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$61K

Showing top 20 of 497 providers billing this code