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#70 of 11K

99215

Office/outpatient visit, high complexity

Office/outpatient visit, high complexity is the #70 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $2.77B in payments across 29.6M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $74.09.

Total Paid

$2.77B

0.25% of all spending

Total Claims

29.6M

Providers

30K

Avg Cost/Claim

$94

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 99215? Based on 28K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$74.09

Average

$87.21

Std Dev

$94.52

Max

$1,870.97

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$22.55
p25
$47.18
Median
$74.09
p75
$108.11
p90
$145.20
p95
$171.10
p99
$387.37

50% of providers bill between $47.18 and $108.11 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $22.55 and $145.20.

Top 1% bill above $387.37.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 99215 (Office/outpatient visit, high complexity) was billed by 30K providers across 29.6M claims, totaling $2.77B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 25.3M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

This procedure is featured in our investigation: Impossible Volume

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

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$74.09

Providers Billing

28K

National Spending

$2.77B

Avg/Median Ratio

1.18×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 99215

#ProviderTotal Paid
11891849725$42.0M
2Los Angeles County Department Of Mental Health

Los Angeles, CA · Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center)

$39.8M
3Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$28.0M
41265813125$21.2M
5Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$17.0M
6University Physicians Incorporated

Aurora, CO · Anesthesiology

$16.6M
7County Of San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA · Clinic/Center Rehabilitation Substance Use Disorder

$13.9M
8Ideal Option, Pllc

Pasco, WA · Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine

$12.6M
9County Of Santa Clara

San Jose, CA · Community/Behavioral Health

$12.0M
101467454967$11.5M
11Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$11.3M
12Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC · General Acute Care Hospital

$10.8M
13Children's Specialized Hospital

New Brunswick, NJ · Pediatrics

$10.4M
141669617197$10.2M
15Children's Hospital Medical Center Of Akron

Akron, OH · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$10.1M
161437555265$10.1M
17County Of Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Clinic/Center Adult Mental Health

$9.9M
18Texas Children's Physician Group

Houston, TX · Pediatrics

$9.5M
191326046467$9.2M
20Hennepin Healthcare System Inc

Minneapolis, MN · General Acute Care Hospital

$9.2M

Showing top 20 of 30K providers billing this code