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#6693 of 11K

98971

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 98971 is the #6,693 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $47K in payments across 2,712 claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $14.75. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $42.70 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$47K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

2,712

Providers

15

Avg Cost/Claim

$18

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 98971? Based on 9 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$14.75

Average

$23.75

Std Dev

$35.27

Max

$115.31

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.53
p25
$8.73
Median
$14.75
p75
$20.31
p90
$42.70
p95
$79.01
p99
$108.05

50% of providers bill between $8.73 and $20.31 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.53 and $42.70.

Top 1% bill above $108.05.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 98971 was billed by 15 providers across 2,712 claims, totaling $47K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2,501 unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$14.75

Providers Billing

9

National Spending

$47K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.61×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 98971

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Jersey City Medical Center

Jersey City, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital

$41K
21407805500$3K
31730106162$2K
41144527003$1K
51932121514$490
61063167849$305
7Permanente Medical Group Inc

Stockton, CA · Anesthesiology

$177
81841812310$143
91770854473$44
101235694506$0
111437579927$0
121780818963$0
131275957557$0
141265648984$0
151205013190$0

Showing top 15 of 15 providers billing this code