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#257 of 11K

90471

Immunization administration, 1 vaccine, percutaneous/ID/SC/IM

Immunization administration, 1 vaccine, percutaneous/ID/SC/IM is the #257 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $551.7M in payments across 57.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $9.80.

Total Paid

$551.7M

0.05% of all spending

Total Claims

57.1M

Providers

33K

Avg Cost/Claim

$10

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 90471? Based on 29K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$9.80

Average

$11.64

Std Dev

$21.80

Max

$862.00

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.93
p25
$4.59
Median
$9.80
p75
$14.74
p90
$19.38
p95
$21.93
p99
$56.98

50% of providers bill between $4.59 and $14.74 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.93 and $19.38.

Top 1% bill above $56.98.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 90471 (Immunization administration, 1 vaccine, percutaneous/ID/SC/IM) was billed by 33K providers across 57.1M claims, totaling $551.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 52.4M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

This procedure is featured in our investigation: COVID Vaccine Drive

Read the full analysis for context on billing patterns associated with this code.

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$9.80

Providers Billing

29K

National Spending

$551.7M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.19×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 90471

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Yukon-kuskokwim Health Corporation

Bethel, AK · General Acute Care Hospital Rural

$10.0M
2Mid Atlantic Pemanente Medical Group

Rockville, MD · Health Maintenance Organization

$9.1M
3Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc

Baton Rouge, LA · Allergy & Immunology

$3.2M
41710945969$3.1M
51851821565$2.5M
6Children's Hospital Medical Center Of Akron

Akron, OH · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$2.5M
7Community Physicians Of Indiana Inc

Indianapolis, IN · Internal Medicine

$2.3M
81063846699$2.3M
9Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston Salem, NC · Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty

$2.3M
101376104125$2.0M
11Bexar County Hospital District

San Antonio, TX · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$2.0M
12Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Northwest

Portland, OR · General Practice

$2.0M
13Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.9M
141316995210$1.9M
15Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Albuquerque, NM · Surgery

$1.8M
161427018894$1.8M
171265499628$1.7M
181114044369$1.7M
19Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital

Pine Ridge, SD · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.7M
201598729014$1.6M

Showing top 20 of 33K providers billing this code