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78227

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 78227 is the #2,529 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $5.1M in payments across 33K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $83.57. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $354.53 per claim, 4.2× the median.

Total Paid

$5.1M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

33K

Providers

215

Avg Cost/Claim

$157

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 78227? Based on 214 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$83.57

Average

$156.59

Std Dev

$145.93

Max

$580.88

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$20.85
p25
$25.13
Median
$83.57
p75
$278.24
p90
$354.53
p95
$385.87
p99
$558.29

50% of providers bill between $25.13 and $278.24 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $20.85 and $354.53.

Top 1% bill above $558.29.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 78227 was billed by 215 providers across 33K claims, totaling $5.1M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 30K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$83.57

Providers Billing

214

National Spending

$5.1M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.87×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 78227

#ProviderTotal Paid
11972004489$751K
2Norton Hospitals Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$432K
3Ashland Hospital Corporation

Ashland, KY · Clinic/Center, Rural Health

$343K
4Norton Hospitals, Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$193K
51821135963$176K
61770581894$169K
7Baptist Healthcare System Inc

Corbin, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$168K
81609869916$150K
91427055821$140K
101568452290$116K
111902897820$114K
12Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Albuquerque, NM · Emergency Medicine

$104K
131689282147$98K
14Pikeville Medical Center Inc

Pikeville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$97K
15Tucson Medical Center

Tucson, AZ · Clinic/Center, Hearing and Speech

$94K
16Uofl Health-louisville Inc

Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital

$93K
17Owensboro Health Inc

Owensboro, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$89K
181427057967$82K
191538157508$73K
201346244126$68K

Showing top 20 of 215 providers billing this code

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