J1726
HCPCS Procedure Code
HCPCS code J1726 is the #548 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $151.5M in payments across 137K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $789.74. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $2,807.31 per claim, 3.6× the median.
Total Paid
$151.5M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
137K
Providers
70
Avg Cost/Claim
$1K
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for J1726? Based on 65 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$789.74
Average
$1,205.21
Std Dev
$1,003.09
Max
$3,233.51
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $387.20 and $2,108.67 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $79.39 and $2,807.31.
Top 1% bill above $3,071.14.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code J1726 was billed by 70 providers across 137K claims, totaling $151.5M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 55K 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
$789.74
Providers Billing
65
National Spending
$151.5M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.53×
Moderately skewed
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J1726
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optum Women's And Children's Health, Llc Marietta, GA · Home Health | $32.7M |
| 2 | 1154418218 | $20.6M |
| 3 | Procare Pharmacy Direct, Llc. Monroeville, PA · Pharmacy, Community/Retail Pharmacy | $18.6M |
| 4 | 1376631457 | $9.9M |
| 5 | 1518036458 | $7.8M |
| 6 | 1457381782 | $6.3M |
| 7 | 1083045140 | $5.3M |
| 8 | 1679083109 | $4.4M |
| 9 | 1518349562 | $4.4M |
| 10 | 1134100134 | $3.8M |
| 11 | 1174693592 | $3.6M |
| 12 | 1013942788 | $3.4M |
| 13 | 1295842615 | $3.2M |
| 14 | 1942453220 | $3.0M |
| 15 | Accredo Health Group Inc Memphis, TN · Pharmacy | $2.6M |
| 16 | 1366432122 | $2.4M |
| 17 | 1962514877 | $1.9M |
| 18 | 1720364532 | $1.7M |
| 19 | 1124009121 | $1.4M |
| 20 | 1730227455 | $1.3M |
Showing top 20 of 70 providers billing this code