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Children's Specialized Hospital

Pediatrics·New Brunswick, NJ·NPI: 1396886297SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Risk Assessment

Bills $175.68 per claim for 97530 (Therapeutic activities, each 15 min) — 5.3× the national median of $33.11.

Bills $224.22 per claim for 92507 (Speech/hearing/language treatment) — 4.5× the national median of $49.45.

Bills $240.73 per claim for 99214 (Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity) — 4.5× the national median of $53.41.

Billing in the top 1% nationally for 20 procedure codes: 97530, 92507, 99214.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to Pediatrics Peers

Total spending distribution among 14 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $199.9M is at the 75th percentile among 14 Pediatrics providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)
Sharp billing drop in final month

Total Paid

$199.9M

$199,938,875

Total Claims

1.1M

Beneficiaries

549K

2.0 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$187

#456 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Children's Specialized Hospital is a Pediatrics provider based in New Brunswick, NJ. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $199.9M in Medicaid payments across 1.1M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $199.9M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 24,992 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

20% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$27.2M
+8%
2019
$29.4M
-2%
2020
$28.8M
+0%
2021
$28.9M
+4%
2022
$29.9M
+13%
2023
$33.9M
-36%
2024
$21.8M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (97530 (Therapeutic activities, each 15 min)) accounts for 21% of total spending.

97530Top 1%

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$41.9M

239K claims · 21.0%

Your Cost: $175.68/claim|Median: $33.11
5.3× median
92507Top 1%

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$40.5M

180K claims · 20.2%

Your Cost: $224.22/claim|Median: $49.45
4.5× median
90834Top 5%

Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

$15.9M

84K claims · 8.0%

Your Cost: $189.33/claim|Median: $63.65
3.0× median
99214Top 1%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity

$14.7M

61K claims · 7.4%

Your Cost: $240.73/claim|Median: $53.41
4.5× median
99215Top 5%

Office/outpatient visit, high complexity

$10.4M

35K claims · 5.2%

Your Cost: $293.97/claim|Median: $74.09
4.0× median
97112Top 1%

Therapeutic procedure, neuromuscular reeducation, per 15 minutes

$9.6M

103K claims · 4.8%

Your Cost: $93.87/claim|Median: $20.04
4.7× median
97110Top 10%

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$6.3M

79K claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $80.57/claim|Median: $24.49
3.3× median
92523Top 5%

Evaluation of speech sound production with language comprehension

$6.2M

20K claims · 3.1%

Your Cost: $308.01/claim|Median: $110.87
2.8× median
99205Top 1%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, high complexity

$4.8M

10K claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $464.42/claim|Median: $111.09
4.2× median
90791Top 1%

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation

$4.2M

12K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $363.67/claim|Median: $99.21
3.7× median
96137Top 1%

Psychological/neuropsychological testing, each additional 30 min

$3.8M

5K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $843.32/claim|Median: $92.96
9.1× median
92526Top 1%

Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and/or oral function

$3.5M

16K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $217.53/claim|Median: $49.74
4.4× median
97535Top 5%

Self-care/home management training, per 15 minutes

$2.9M

21K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $135.86/claim|Median: $18.18
7.5× median
97165Top 1%

OT evaluation, low complexity

$2.8M

10K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $294.51/claim|Median: $46.78
6.3× median
99213Top 1%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$2.7M

15K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $179.00/claim|Median: $37.81
4.7× median
97166Top 1%

OT evaluation, moderate complexity

$2.3M

8K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $285.26/claim|Median: $48.74
5.8× median
97161Top 1%

Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity

$2.1M

8K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $270.74/claim|Median: $47.89
5.7× median
90792Top 1%

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services

$2.0M

3K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $645.01/claim|Median: $108.91
5.9× median
97116Top 5%

Gait training

$1.5M

17K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $89.97/claim|Median: $12.48
7.2× median
96130Top 25%

Psychological testing evaluation by professional, first hour

$1.5M

6K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $232.98/claim|Median: $79.21
2.9× median
96131Top 10%

Psychological testing evaluation, each additional hour

$1.3M

3K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $371.79/claim|Median: $133.38
2.8× median
97140Top 1%

Manual therapy techniques, per 15 minutes

$1.3M

15K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $88.56/claim|Median: $16.79
5.3× median
90853Top 5%

Group psychotherapy

$1.2M

9K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $128.71/claim|Median: $25.02
5.1× median
99417Top 5%

$1.2M

7K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $160.57/claim|Median: $34.90
4.6× median
92610Top 1%

$1.0M

3K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $326.09/claim|Median: $45.22
7.2× median
90785Top 1%

$1.0M

3K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $343.66/claim|Median: $6.43
53.5× median
96136Top 1%

Psychological/neuropsychological testing, first 30 min

$992K

4K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $220.63/claim|Median: $30.49
7.2× median
97162Top 1%

PT evaluation, moderate complexity

$932K

4K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $257.37/claim|Median: $46.10
5.6× median
99204Top 1%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, mod-high complexity

$796K

2K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $444.96/claim|Median: $84.03
5.3× median
92579Top 1%

$754K

3K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $244.29/claim|Median: $30.58
8.0× median