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85046

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 85046 is the #2,648 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $4.4M in payments across 929K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.47. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $7.90 per claim, 3.2× the median.

Total Paid

$4.4M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

929K

Providers

897

Avg Cost/Claim

$5

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 85046? Based on 631 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$2.47

Average

$9.39

Std Dev

$29.53

Max

$255.02

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.10
p25
$0.71
Median
$2.47
p75
$4.92
p90
$7.90
p95
$60.73
p99
$164.37

50% of providers bill between $0.71 and $4.92 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.10 and $7.90.

Top 1% bill above $164.37.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 85046 was billed by 897 providers across 929K claims, totaling $4.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 753K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$2.47

Providers Billing

631

National Spending

$4.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

3.80×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 85046

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$444K
2The Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, MO · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$358K
31508935891$213K
41003826090$174K
5State Of Mississippi - University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS · General Acute Care Hospital

$167K
61558792960$160K
7Arkansas Childrens Hospital

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

$137K
81235148297$120K
91396321022$98K
101205935012$79K
111801908645$76K
121578963211$72K
131124024922$71K
14Driscoll Childrens Hospital

Corpus Christi, TX · Speech-Language Pathologist,

$70K
15Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$69K
16Curators Of The University Of Missouri

Columbia, MO · General Acute Care Hospital

$59K
17Vhs Childrens Hospital Of Michigan Inc

Detroit, MI · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical

$52K
181912978834$51K
191558473306$51K
201336245828$49K

Showing top 20 of 897 providers billing this code