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#784 of 11K

73221

MRI of upper extremity joint with contrast

MRI of upper extremity joint with contrast is the #784 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $80.7M in payments across 561K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $122.11. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $285.70 per claim, 2.3× the median.

Total Paid

$80.7M

0.01% of all spending

Total Claims

561K

Providers

1K

Avg Cost/Claim

$144

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 73221? Based on 1K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$122.11

Average

$147.70

Std Dev

$129.79

Max

$1,526.57

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$35.40
p25
$51.17
Median
$122.11
p75
$202.81
p90
$285.70
p95
$359.09
p99
$608.20

50% of providers bill between $51.17 and $202.81 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $35.40 and $285.70.

Top 1% bill above $608.20.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 73221 (MRI of upper extremity joint with contrast) was billed by 1K providers across 561K claims, totaling $80.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 499K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$122.11

Providers Billing

1K

National Spending

$80.7M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.21×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 73221

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Beverly Radiology Medical Group Iii

Los Angeles, CA · Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

$5.6M
2United Medical Imaging Healthcare, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA · Clinic/Center, Radiology

$4.1M
3Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging Associates, Pc

New York, NY · Radiology, Body Imaging

$2.3M
41972004489$2.2M
51497148456$1.3M
61629327887$1.2M
7Norton Hospitals Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.0M
81477523413$1.0M
91720023997$813K
10Advanced Radiology P A

Owings Mills, MD · Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

$757K
111700821477$676K
121487608931$654K
131104145549$654K
141366459570$642K
151396707782$623K
16New York Network Ipa Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Exclusive Provider Organization

$617K
17Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$599K
18Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$591K
19Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$587K
201568416147$578K

Showing top 20 of 1K providers billing this code