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85048

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 85048 is the #1,464 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $22.3M in payments across 1.7M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $0.81. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $116.96 per claim, 144.4× the median.

Total Paid

$22.3M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

1.7M

Providers

2K

Avg Cost/Claim

$13

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 85048? Based on 947 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$0.81

Average

$25.24

Std Dev

$53.09

Max

$280.00

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.01
p25
$0.04
Median
$0.81
p75
$5.48
p90
$116.96
p95
$151.43
p99
$209.42

50% of providers bill between $0.04 and $5.48 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.01 and $116.96.

Top 1% bill above $209.42.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 85048 was billed by 2K providers across 1.7M claims, totaling $22.3M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.4M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$0.81

Providers Billing

947

National Spending

$22.3M

Avg/Median Ratio

31.16×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 85048

#ProviderTotal Paid
11003883125$559K
21255308722$377K
31154399491$365K
41841268596$351K
51942278270$337K
61861749194$333K
71285690248$331K
81154799948$318K
91942567839$315K
101528036050$293K
111538137799$289K
121275771891$285K
131316915077$249K
141245208057$248K
151356319859$247K
161417258245$241K
171043277015$241K
181821065947$233K
191639147259$232K
201255579629$230K

Showing top 20 of 2K providers billing this code