G8981
HCPCS Procedure Code
HCPCS code G8981 is the #4,738 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $424K in payments across 27K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $13.79. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $76.72 per claim, 5.6× the median.
Total Paid
$424K
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
27K
Providers
230
Avg Cost/Claim
$16
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for G8981? Based on 63 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$13.79
Average
$30.10
Std Dev
$40.46
Max
$185.61
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.96 and $43.61 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.01 and $76.72.
Top 1% bill above $166.23.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code G8981 was billed by 230 providers across 27K claims, totaling $424K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 19K unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$13.79
Providers Billing
63
National Spending
$424K
Avg/Median Ratio
2.18×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for G8981
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronxcare Health System Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital | $98K |
| 2 | 1942204607 | $77K |
| 3 | 1083618565 | $50K |
| 4 | 1346244084 | $30K |
| 5 | 1366433385 | $27K |
| 6 | 1922162163 | $23K |
| 7 | 1366446080 | $21K |
| 8 | 1265596340 | $14K |
| 9 | 1427217637 | $13K |
| 10 | 1295167294 | $10K |
| 11 | Adventist Health System-sunbelt, Inc Orlando, FL · Ambulance, Land Transport | $8K |
| 12 | 1073677167 | $7K |
| 13 | 1275695181 | $5K |
| 14 | 1407851058 | $4K |
| 15 | 1245509041 | $3K |
| 16 | 1750445912 | $3K |
| 17 | Fi-broward Nursing Llc Pompano Beach, FL · Skilled Nursing Facility | $3K |
| 18 | 1487681631 | $3K |
| 19 | 1518961226 | $3K |
| 20 | 1750385308 | $3K |
Showing top 20 of 230 providers billing this code