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#1486 of 11K

J3357

Ustekinumab (Stelara) injection, 1 mg

Ustekinumab (Stelara) injection, 1 mg is the #1,486 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $21.4M in payments across 3K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $14,026.53.

Total Paid

$21.4M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

3K

Providers

7

Avg Cost/Claim

$8K

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for J3357? Based on 5 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$14,026.53

Average

$14,013.23

Std Dev

$3,912.74

Max

$18,168.47

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$10,183.28
p25
$13,760.42
Median
$14,026.53
p75
$16,312.19
p90
$17,425.96
p95
$17,797.22
p99
$18,094.22

50% of providers bill between $13,760.42 and $16,312.19 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $10,183.28 and $17,425.96.

Top 1% bill above $18,094.22.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code J3357 (Ustekinumab (Stelara) injection, 1 mg) was billed by 7 providers across 3K claims, totaling $21.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2K 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

$14,026.53

Providers Billing

5

National Spending

$21.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.00×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J3357

#ProviderTotal Paid
1State Of Connecticut

Farmington, CT · Counselor, Professional

$17.1M
21134100134$2.1M
3Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY · Ambulance

$1.1M
4Alameda Health System

Oakland, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$865K
5Procare Pharmacy Direct, Llc.

Monroeville, PA · Pharmacy, Community/Retail Pharmacy

$236K
61699986331$0
7Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$0

Showing top 7 of 7 providers billing this code

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