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0521

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 0521 is the #1,091 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $41.9M in payments across 5.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $7.40. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $34.32 per claim, 4.6× the median.

Total Paid

$41.9M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

5.5M

Providers

76

Avg Cost/Claim

$8

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 0521? Based on 49 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$7.40

Average

$14.32

Std Dev

$16.41

Max

$72.44

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$1.77
p25
$4.78
Median
$7.40
p75
$18.67
p90
$34.32
p95
$54.90
p99
$66.04

50% of providers bill between $4.78 and $18.67 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $1.77 and $34.32.

Top 1% bill above $66.04.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 0521 was billed by 76 providers across 5.5M claims, totaling $41.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2.2M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$7.40

Providers Billing

49

National Spending

$41.9M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.94×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 0521

#ProviderTotal Paid
11447277355$6.3M
21174859425$4.4M
31841217866$3.1M
41275553257$3.1M
51174911317$2.4M
61740222934$2.4M
71629377452$1.7M
81548648801$1.5M
91326065103$1.4M
101275550295$1.3M
111598064008$1.3M
121124045158$1.3M
131003462102$1.3M
141871010280$1.2M
151225054414$877K
161518064948$823K
171417480294$804K
181851417703$794K
191063438232$786K
201679997852$783K

Showing top 20 of 76 providers billing this code