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98961

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 98961 is the #4,573 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $509K in payments across 97K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $16.35. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $33.90 per claim, 2.1× the median.

Total Paid

$509K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

97K

Providers

36

Avg Cost/Claim

$5

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 98961? Based on 24 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$16.35

Average

$49.66

Std Dev

$120.96

Max

$494.09

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.66
p25
$7.86
Median
$16.35
p75
$21.18
p90
$33.90
p95
$328.49
p99
$467.95

50% of providers bill between $7.86 and $21.18 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.66 and $33.90.

Top 1% bill above $467.95.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 98961 was billed by 36 providers across 97K claims, totaling $509K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 78K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$16.35

Providers Billing

24

National Spending

$509K

Avg/Median Ratio

3.04×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 98961

#ProviderTotal Paid
11689225351$187K
21487191201$110K
31063030419$86K
41588322515$43K
51942999255$23K
61376612820$22K
71134838352$18K
81235649260$5K
91942596275$3K
101902956006$2K
111124097621$2K
121538889738$2K
131225682347$1K
141952302689$1K
151710432919$1K
161679911531$583
17Children's Hospital Of Wisconsin, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI · Dentist, Pediatric Dentistry

$351
181174066278$308
191619677762$300
201669530986$294

Showing top 20 of 36 providers billing this code