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#6387 of 11K

88161

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 88161 is the #6,387 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $70K in payments across 2K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $19.03. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $51.10 per claim, 2.7× the median.

Total Paid

$70K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

2K

Providers

12

Avg Cost/Claim

$45

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 88161? Based on 10 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$19.03

Average

$28.13

Std Dev

$25.35

Max

$90.10

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$8.87
p25
$12.88
Median
$19.03
p75
$35.40
p90
$51.10
p95
$70.60
p99
$86.20

50% of providers bill between $12.88 and $35.40 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $8.87 and $51.10.

Top 1% bill above $86.20.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 88161 was billed by 12 providers across 2K claims, totaling $70K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$19.03

Providers Billing

10

National Spending

$70K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.48×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 88161

#ProviderTotal Paid
11184616740$36K
2Children's Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · Clinic/Center

$17K
31538180989$12K
41245390855$2K
51457389033$1K
6Bronxcare Health System

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$708
71821095167$500
8Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Charleston, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$349
91780653618$255
10Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc.

Durham, NC · General Practice

$177
111255669495$0
121770598534$0

Showing top 12 of 12 providers billing this code