S5170
Homemaker service, NOS, per diem
Homemaker service, NOS, per diem is the #89 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $2.24B in payments across 122.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $19.89. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $167.93 per claim, 8.4× the median.
Total Paid
$2.24B
0.20% of all spending
Total Claims
122.2M
Providers
931
Avg Cost/Claim
$18
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for S5170? Based on 891 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$19.89
Average
$58.01
Std Dev
$83.99
Max
$1,135.66
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $10.65 and $86.13 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $6.17 and $167.93.
Top 1% bill above $352.29.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code S5170 (Homemaker service, NOS, per diem) was billed by 931 providers across 122.2M claims, totaling $2.24B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 11.6M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$19.89
Providers Billing
891
National Spending
$2.24B
Avg/Median Ratio
2.92×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for S5170
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purfoods Llc Ankeny, IA · Home Delivered Meals | $849.1M |
| 2 | Casleo Llc Columbus, OH · Home Delivered Meals | $117.5M |
| 3 | Alabama Department Of Senior Services Montgomery, AL · Home Health | $65.4M |
| 4 | 1235407420 | $64.5M |
| 5 | Tangelo - Intend Inc. Birmingham, MI · Medical Foods Supplier | $43.7M |
| 6 | 1942477286 | $38.7M |
| 7 | 1467646281 | $38.6M |
| 8 | 1114020401 | $31.6M |
| 9 | 1881618544 | $28.1M |
| 10 | 1316125255 | $25.7M |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri Area Agency On Aging, Inc. Cape Girardeau, MO · Home Delivered Meals | $25.2M |
| 12 | 1447635271 | $23.7M |
| 13 | Independent Living Systems Llc Miami, FL · Case Management | $21.7M |
| 14 | 1871739425 | $21.1M |
| 15 | Central Boston Elder Services, Inc. Roxbury, MA · Case Management | $20.3M |
| 16 | Seniorage Area Agency On Aging Springfield, MO · Meals | $18.0M |
| 17 | 1568583235 | $18.0M |
| 18 | 1730399064 | $16.8M |
| 19 | 1114178118 | $14.6M |
| 20 | Southern Ms Planning And Development District Gulfport, MS · Case Management | $13.9M |
Showing top 20 of 931 providers billing this code