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SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER

General Acute Care Hospital·WATERTOWN, NY·NPI: 1598713745Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $67.6M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$67.6M

$67,556,995

Total Claims

1.0M

Beneficiaries

940K

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$65

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$618K
+414%
2019
$3.2M
+174%
2020
$8.7M
+10%
2021
$9.6M
+72%
2022
$16.5M
+7%
2023
$17.6M
-35%
2024
$11.4M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (G0463 (Hospital outpatient clinic visit)) accounts for 19% of total spending.

G0463Top 5%

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$12.5M

78K claims · 18.6%

Your Cost: $159.74/claim|Median: $26.41
6.0× median
99213Top 10%

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

$5.2M

65K claims · 7.7%

Your Cost: $80.07/claim|Median: $37.81
2.1× median
90834Top 5%

Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

$4.9M

30K claims · 7.2%

Your Cost: $162.25/claim|Median: $63.65
2.5× median
99214Top 25%

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

$3.8M

42K claims · 5.6%

Your Cost: $90.52/claim|Median: $53.41
1.7× median
99284Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$2.7M

19K claims · 3.9%

Your Cost: $141.53/claim|Median: $69.51
2.0× median
99283Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$2.2M

16K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $134.03/claim|Median: $42.48
3.2× median
96361Top 25%

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$1.5M

6,084 claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $246.76/claim|Median: $38.92
6.3× median
36415Top 5%

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture

$1.5M

48K claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $30.70/claim|Median: $1.57
19.6× median
45385Top 1%

Colonoscopy with polyp removal, snare technique

$1.3M

780 claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $1,609.12/claim|Median: $255.17
6.3× median
70450Top 5%

CT head/brain without contrast

$1.2M

3,767 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $311.55/claim|Median: $45.53
6.8× median
11042Top 25%

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$1.1M

8,317 claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $127.79/claim|Median: $36.13
3.5× median
80048Top 5%

Basic metabolic panel

$1.0M

22K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $48.48/claim|Median: $5.78
8.4× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$974K

3,943 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $247.11/claim|Median: $65.76
3.8× median
96365Top 5%

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$933K

3,969 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $235.17/claim|Median: $54.77
4.3× median
80053Top 10%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$907K

38K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $23.56/claim|Median: $7.24
3.3× median
99285Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$784K

6,191 claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $126.66/claim|Median: $85.65
1.5× median
G0397Normal range

$724K

5,186 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $139.51/claim|Median: $142.31
1.0× median
45380Top 1%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$711K

553 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $1,286.19/claim|Median: $200.68
6.4× median
45378Top 1%

Colonoscopy, diagnostic

$701K

366 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $1,915.61/claim|Median: $225.49
8.5× median
43239Top 5%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$674K

825 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $817.56/claim|Median: $151.68
5.4× median
99203Top 5%

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

$577K

4,894 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $117.99/claim|Median: $57.85
2.0× median
90832Top 5%

Psychotherapy, 30 minutes

$575K

3,861 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $148.94/claim|Median: $41.28
3.6× median
87633Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 12-25 targets, nucleic acid

$574K

4,784 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $119.91/claim|Median: $169.17
0.7× median
99282Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$556K

3,172 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $175.25/claim|Median: $37.72
4.6× median
96366Top 10%

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, each additional hour

$552K

2,329 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $237.20/claim|Median: $40.12
5.9× median
93976Top 5%

$536K

1,864 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $287.74/claim|Median: $42.06
6.8× median
71275Top 10%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$535K

1,596 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $335.04/claim|Median: $92.96
3.6× median
81025Top 1%

Urine pregnancy test

$528K

2,446 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $216.00/claim|Median: $4.81
44.9× median
59025Top 5%

Fetal non-stress test

$525K

2,289 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $229.35/claim|Median: $26.45
8.7× median
87798Normal range

Infectious agent detection, nucleic acid, not otherwise specified

$524K

13K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $41.38/claim|Median: $26.72
1.5× median
87486Top 10%

$518K

12K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $44.01/claim|Median: $19.16
2.3× median
U0003Top 25%

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$517K

6,234 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $82.88/claim|Median: $63.08
1.3× median
76856Top 5%

Ultrasound, pelvic, complete

$495K

2,123 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $233.09/claim|Median: $47.58
4.9× median
D9223Top 1%

Deep sedation/general anesthesia, each additional 15 min

$486K

494 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $984.59/claim|Median: $107.14
9.2× median
17110Top 1%

Destruction of benign lesions, up to fourteen

$485K

1,830 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $264.77/claim|Median: $59.25
4.5× median
96372Top 5%

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$453K

7,119 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $63.64/claim|Median: $9.56
6.7× median
90791Top 10%

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation

$452K

2,185 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $207.05/claim|Median: $99.21
2.1× median
H0005Top 25%

Alcohol and/or drug services, group counseling

$402K

6,853 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $58.71/claim|Median: $47.35
1.2× median
88305Normal range

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$399K

9,241 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $43.18/claim|Median: $35.80
1.2× median
82306Top 25%

Vitamin D, 25 hydroxy

$392K

12K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $33.35/claim|Median: $18.18
1.8× median
11102Top 1%

$391K

703 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $555.53/claim|Median: $48.69
11.4× median
74176Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$379K

1,476 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $257.07/claim|Median: $60.19
4.3× median
86850Top 5%

$346K

5,206 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $66.50/claim|Median: $5.44
12.2× median
99204Top 10%

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

$317K

2,201 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $144.02/claim|Median: $84.03
1.7× median
87631Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, multiplex

$314K

4,293 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $73.09/claim|Median: $65.45
1.1× median
80047Top 5%

$306K

4,835 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $63.37/claim|Median: $6.12
10.4× median
99212Top 5%

Office/outpatient visit, low complexity

$276K

2,108 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $130.77/claim|Median: $25.06
5.2× median
96360Top 25%

IV infusion, hydration, initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour

$268K

1,598 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $167.94/claim|Median: $61.57
2.7× median
97530Top 25%

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$261K

3,697 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $70.57/claim|Median: $33.11
2.1× median
69436Top 1%

Tympanostomy, general anesthesia

$257K

107 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $2,402.15/claim|Median: $205.50
11.7× median