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#938 of 11K

72197

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 72197 is the #938 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $56.6M in payments across 188K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $201.67. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $482.81 per claim, 2.4× the median.

Total Paid

$56.6M

0.01% of all spending

Total Claims

188K

Providers

487

Avg Cost/Claim

$300

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 72197? Based on 483 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$201.67

Average

$261.25

Std Dev

$247.82

Max

$2,058.30

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$59.21
p25
$99.08
Median
$201.67
p75
$339.02
p90
$482.81
p95
$641.24
p99
$1,399.95

50% of providers bill between $99.08 and $339.02 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $59.21 and $482.81.

Top 1% bill above $1,399.95.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 72197 was billed by 487 providers across 188K claims, totaling $56.6M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 179K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$201.67

Providers Billing

483

National Spending

$56.6M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.30×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 72197

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

$3.7M
2Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging Associates, Pc

New York, NY · Radiology, Body Imaging

$3.5M
3Beverly Radiology Medical Group Iii

Los Angeles, CA · Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

$2.3M
4Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.9M
5University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.8M
6Regents Of The University Of California

San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.4M
7Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.4M
81366459570$1.2M
9New York Network Ipa Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Exclusive Provider Organization

$1.1M
10Regents Of The University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI · Clinic/Center, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment

$979K
11The New York And Presbyterian Hospital

New York, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$944K
12Egleston Children's Hospital At Emory University Inc.

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

$887K
13Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$878K
14Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus Llc

Tucson, AZ · Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty

$713K
15Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$709K
16District Hospital Partners L P

Washington, DC · Nurse Practitioner, Family

$673K
17Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$666K
18City Of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$648K
19Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc.

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$636K
201558310474$593K

Showing top 20 of 487 providers billing this code