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96161

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 96161 is the #1,311 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $27.8M in payments across 4.3M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.49. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8.59 per claim, 3.4× the median.

Total Paid

$27.8M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

4.3M

Providers

4K

Avg Cost/Claim

$6

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 96161? Based on 3K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$2.49

Average

$4.55

Std Dev

$10.81

Max

$256.33

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.28
p25
$1.40
Median
$2.49
p75
$3.80
p90
$8.59
p95
$14.86
p99
$41.69

50% of providers bill between $1.40 and $3.80 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.28 and $8.59.

Top 1% bill above $41.69.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 96161 was billed by 4K providers across 4.3M claims, totaling $27.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 3.8M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$2.49

Providers Billing

3K

National Spending

$27.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.83×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 96161

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$7.3M
2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.4M
31740242957$442K
4Childrens Hospital Of The Kings Daughters Inc

Norfolk, VA · Social Worker, Clinical

$433K
51235350901$419K
6Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority

Richmond, VA · General Acute Care Hospital

$402K
7Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$399K
81184016941$335K
9Maimonides Medical Center

Brooklyn, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$308K
10Children's Hospital Medical Center Of Akron

Akron, OH · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$307K
111053612911$251K
121437168135$241K
131649727447$222K
141235180480$210K
151982686614$205K
161518138916$198K
171609046267$194K
181063459410$173K
191548349186$167K
20New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation

Brooklyn, NY · Internal Medicine

$161K

Showing top 20 of 4K providers billing this code