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The Board of Education of the City of Chicago

Local Education Agency (LEA)·Chicago, IL·NPI: 1508063710Share

Compared to Local Education Agency (LEA) Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $123.5M is at the 50th percentile among 12 Local Education Agency (LEA) providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$123.5M

$123,515,702

Total Claims

6.9M

Beneficiaries

2.8M

2.5 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$18

#964 of 618K providers by total spending(top 0.2%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

The Board of Education of the City of Chicago is a Local Education Agency (LEA) provider based in Chicago, IL. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $123.5M in Medicaid payments across 6.9M claims.

Important Context

  • ℹ️This is a government entity that may serve as a fiscal agent for large populations. Government providers often bill at high volumes due to the scale of public programs they administer.

Why This Matters

This provider received $123.5M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 15,439 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

↑ 302% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$4.8M
+126%
2019
$10.9M
+23%
2020
$13.3M
+65%
2021
$22.0M
+24%
2022
$27.4M
-5%
2023
$25.9M
-26%
2024
$19.3M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 22 distinct procedure codes. The top code (90832 (Psychotherapy, 30 minutes)) accounts for 18% of total spending.

90832Top 25%

Psychotherapy, 30 minutes

$22.8M

295K claims · 18.5%

Your Cost: $77.36/claim|Median: $41.28
1.9× median
92508Normal range

Treatment of speech/language disorder, group, 2+ patients

$22.2M

1.1M claims · 18.0%

Your Cost: $20.30/claim|Median: $13.22
1.5× median
96158Normal range

$18.3M

450K claims · 14.8%

Your Cost: $40.68/claim|Median: $28.43
1.4× median
T1002Normal range

RN services, per 15 minutes

$14.6M

536K claims · 11.8%

Your Cost: $27.23/claim|Median: $37.42
0.7× median
T2003Normal range

Non-emergency transport; encounter/trip

$11.7M

871K claims · 9.4%

Your Cost: $13.38/claim|Median: $21.70
0.6× median
92507Normal range

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$11.0M

357K claims · 8.9%

Your Cost: $30.87/claim|Median: $49.45
0.6× median
96164Normal range

$6.2M

464K claims · 5.0%

Your Cost: $13.26/claim|Median: $9.87
1.3× median
96159Top 25%

$5.1M

132K claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $38.60/claim|Median: $20.68
1.9× median
92551Normal range

Screening audiometry, pure tone, air only

$3.7M

733K claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $5.00/claim|Median: $6.61
0.8× median
99173Normal range

$1.8M

738K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $2.40/claim|Median: $2.16
1.1× median
96152Normal range

Health behavior intervention, individual

$1.5M

346K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $4.46/claim|Median: $20.02
0.2× median
T1021Normal range

Home health aide visit, per 15 min

$1.3M

185K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $6.85/claim|Median: $44.79
0.1× median
96165Normal range

Health behavior intervention, family, each additional fifteen minutes

$1.2M

124K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $9.62/claim|Median: $15.54
0.6× median
T1502Normal range

Administration of oral, intramuscular, or subcutaneous medication

$745K

161K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $4.62/claim|Median: $7.86
0.6× median
96153Normal range

Health/behavior intervention, group

$495K

368K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $1.35/claim|Median: $6.67
0.2× median
97535Normal range

Self-care/home management training, per 15 minutes

$316K

27K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $11.56/claim|Median: $18.18
0.6× median
97110Normal range

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$295K

24K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $12.05/claim|Median: $24.49
0.5× median
97799Normal range

$252K

33K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $7.60/claim|Median: $16.72
0.5× median
V5299Normal range

$66K

3K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $21.29/claim|Median: $17.60
1.2× median
90853Normal range

Group psychotherapy

$62K

6K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $9.75/claim|Median: $25.02
0.4× median
97150Normal range

Therapeutic procedure, group (2+ patients)

$25K

2K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $11.91/claim|Median: $12.12
1.0× median
T1003Normal range

LPN/LVN services, per 15 minutes

$8K

313 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $26.97/claim|Median: $24.24
1.1× median

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