G8979
HCPCS Procedure Code
HCPCS code G8979 is the #3,375 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $1.8M in payments across 397K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3.96. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $61.19 per claim, 15.5× the median.
Total Paid
$1.8M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
397K
Providers
1,823
Avg Cost/Claim
$5
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for G8979? Based on 580 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$3.96
Average
$19.57
Std Dev
$32.98
Max
$330.67
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.04 and $24.89 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.00 and $61.19.
Top 1% bill above $127.77.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code G8979 was billed by 1,823 providers across 397K claims, totaling $1.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 303K unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$3.96
Providers Billing
580
National Spending
$1.8M
Avg/Median Ratio
4.94×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for G8979
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1942204607 | $70K |
| 2 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $47K |
| 3 | Fi-broward Nursing Llc Pompano Beach, FL · Skilled Nursing Facility | $45K |
| 4 | 1376547091 | $43K |
| 5 | 1750385308 | $41K |
| 6 | 1558365270 | $39K |
| 7 | 1497829774 | $35K |
| 8 | 1366446080 | $34K |
| 9 | 1821289190 | $31K |
| 10 | Adventist Health System-sunbelt, Inc Orlando, FL · Ambulance, Land Transport | $30K |
| 11 | 1649293622 | $27K |
| 12 | 1548264096 | $26K |
| 13 | 1255335857 | $24K |
| 14 | 1942204771 | $23K |
| 15 | 1366433385 | $22K |
| 16 | 1821093451 | $22K |
| 17 | 1275556128 | $20K |
| 18 | 1578000709 | $20K |
| 19 | 1063781839 | $19K |
| 20 | 1487813382 | $19K |
Showing top 20 of 1,823 providers billing this code