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#366 of 11K

72125

CT cervical spine without contrast

CT cervical spine without contrast is the #366 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $334.8M in payments across 5.7M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $32.30. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $147.33 per claim, 4.6× the median.

Total Paid

$334.8M

0.03% of all spending

Total Claims

5.7M

Providers

4K

Avg Cost/Claim

$58

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 72125? Based on 4K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$32.30

Average

$62.89

Std Dev

$94.79

Max

$1,469.34

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$11.89
p25
$21.80
Median
$32.30
p75
$55.45
p90
$147.33
p95
$241.90
p99
$470.27

50% of providers bill between $21.80 and $55.45 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $11.89 and $147.33.

Top 1% bill above $470.27.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 72125 (CT cervical spine without contrast) was billed by 4K providers across 5.7M claims, totaling $334.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 5.2M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$32.30

Providers Billing

4K

National Spending

$334.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.95×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 72125

#ProviderTotal Paid
1University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$4.2M
2Maricopa County Special Health Care District

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital

$3.9M
31356390264$3.2M
4Regents Of The University Of California

Sacramento, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.9M
51770690695$2.9M
61528169125$2.7M
7Banner Desert Medical Center

Mesa, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.6M
8Dignity Health

Phoenix, AZ · Rehabilitation Unit

$2.3M
9Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.3M
10University Medical Center, Inc

Louisville, KY · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

$2.2M
111811951429$2.2M
12Unm Hospital

Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.1M
13Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital, Women

$2.0M
14Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.0M
15Norton Hospitals Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.0M
161477653889$2.0M
17Alameda Health System

Oakland, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.0M
18Norton Hospitals, Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.0M
191699129601$1.9M
20Uofl Health-louisville Inc

Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital

$1.9M

Showing top 20 of 4K providers billing this code