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88173

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 88173 is the #1,808 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $13.5M in payments across 282K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $38.77. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $88.31 per claim, 2.3× the median.

Total Paid

$13.5M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

282K

Providers

554

Avg Cost/Claim

$48

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 88173? Based on 514 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$38.77

Average

$44.72

Std Dev

$36.89

Max

$293.54

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$4.97
p25
$21.43
Median
$38.77
p75
$57.97
p90
$88.31
p95
$115.43
p99
$158.20

50% of providers bill between $21.43 and $57.97 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $4.97 and $88.31.

Top 1% bill above $158.20.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 88173 was billed by 554 providers across 282K claims, totaling $13.5M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 249K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$38.77

Providers Billing

514

National Spending

$13.5M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.15×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 88173

#ProviderTotal Paid
11740460583$1.2M
21134438427$697K
31205834769$686K
41891873303$524K
51841496122$376K
6Northwell Health Laboratories

New Hyde Park, NY · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$353K
71740246545$336K
81336461128$333K
91396747861$321K
10Englewood Hospital And Medical Center

Englewood, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital

$307K
111104810308$269K
121205835600$245K
131831132844$228K
141376544510$196K
151043275787$182K
16University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$178K
171275740987$165K
181114160116$135K
191306151956$134K
201326389826$131K

Showing top 20 of 554 providers billing this code