Statistical flags indicate unusual patterns — not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Read our methodology

#1637 of 11K

78816

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 78816 is the #1,637 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $17.2M in payments across 21K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $561.50. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $1,432.74 per claim, 2.6× the median.

Total Paid

$17.2M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

21K

Providers

84

Avg Cost/Claim

$819

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 78816? Based on 82 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$561.50

Average

$613.47

Std Dev

$612.87

Max

$3,358.06

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$63.30
p25
$71.92
Median
$561.50
p75
$889.46
p90
$1,432.74
p95
$1,650.76
p99
$2,333.81

50% of providers bill between $71.92 and $889.46 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $63.30 and $1,432.74.

Top 1% bill above $2,333.81.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 78816 was billed by 84 providers across 21K claims, totaling $17.2M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 18K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$561.50

Providers Billing

82

National Spending

$17.2M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.09×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 78816

#ProviderTotal Paid
11275630527$2.4M
21144380999$2.2M
3Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.0M
41184680480$1.7M
51477549756$1.1M
6Memorial Hospital For Cancer And Allied Diseases

New York, NY · Pharmacy

$995K
7City Of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$926K
81215052527$909K
91760972756$530K
101053307736$463K
11University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$441K
12Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$368K
13Regents Of The University Of Michigan

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

$299K
14Beverly Radiology Medical Group Iii

Los Angeles, CA · Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

$270K
151376685446$259K
16Ashland Hospital Corporation

Ashland, KY · Clinic/Center, Rural Health

$226K
17Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$216K
181699874248$169K
19Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc.

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$167K
201164493847$147K

Showing top 20 of 84 providers billing this code