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80179

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 80179 is the #2,332 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $6.6M in payments across 832K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $5.70. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $19.63 per claim, 3.4× the median.

Total Paid

$6.6M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

832K

Providers

1,058

Avg Cost/Claim

$8

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 80179? Based on 898 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$5.70

Average

$9.77

Std Dev

$15.30

Max

$127.06

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.11
p25
$0.91
Median
$5.70
p75
$12.03
p90
$19.63
p95
$31.41
p99
$92.75

50% of providers bill between $0.91 and $12.03 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.11 and $19.63.

Top 1% bill above $92.75.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 80179 was billed by 1,058 providers across 832K claims, totaling $6.6M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 733K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$5.70

Providers Billing

898

National Spending

$6.6M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.71×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 80179

#ProviderTotal Paid
11356390264$462K
21699129601$248K
31811946734$218K
4Grossmont Hospital Corporation

La Mesa, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$213K
51194774299$157K
6Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI · Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology

$146K
7Unm Hospital

Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital

$127K
81063812907$127K
91306991211$114K
101720088354$102K
11Cambridge Public Health Commission

Cambridge, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$83K
12Charleston Area Medical Center Inc

Charleston, WV · General Acute Care Hospital

$78K
131467808659$78K
14Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital, Women

$74K
151427007384$61K
161689282147$59K
171740413798$57K
181417901091$54K
19Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Little Rock, AR · Clinic/Center, Critical Access Hospital

$53K
201821442864$52K

Showing top 20 of 1,058 providers billing this code