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J0491

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code J0491 is the #2,638 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $4.4M in payments across 1K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $3,574.59.

Total Paid

$4.4M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

1K

Providers

11

Avg Cost/Claim

$4K

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for J0491? Based on 11 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$3,574.59

Average

$3,381.46

Std Dev

$998.35

Max

$4,708.21

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$2,268.42
p25
$2,633.19
Median
$3,574.59
p75
$4,193.67
p90
$4,246.44
p95
$4,477.33
p99
$4,662.04

50% of providers bill between $2,633.19 and $4,193.67 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $2,268.42 and $4,246.44.

Top 1% bill above $4,662.04.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code J0491 was billed by 11 providers across 1K claims, totaling $4.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1K unique beneficiaries.

Fraud Risk Context

Injectable drug codes carry high per-claim costs and have been involved in drug diversion and upcoding schemes.

Source: HHS OIG Reports

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$3,574.59

Providers Billing

11

National Spending

$4.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

0.95×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J0491

#ProviderTotal Paid
11528036019$1.2M
21821602194$912K
31174822902$862K
41891930673$858K
51689288938$142K
61104230176$141K
71073932554$87K
8Ohio State University Hospitals

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$71K
9Procare Pharmacy Direct, Llc.

Monroeville, PA · Pharmacy, Community/Retail Pharmacy

$56K
10The Cooper Health System

Camden, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital

$43K
111265462659$28K

Showing top 11 of 11 providers billing this code