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#814 of 11K

54161

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 54161 is the #814 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $74.0M in payments across 125K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $252.63. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $1,321.01 per claim, 5.2× the median.

Total Paid

$74.0M

0.01% of all spending

Total Claims

125K

Providers

359

Avg Cost/Claim

$592

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 54161? Based on 355 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$252.63

Average

$557.81

Std Dev

$623.98

Max

$3,288.12

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$103.30
p25
$136.70
Median
$252.63
p75
$847.72
p90
$1,321.01
p95
$1,845.49
p99
$2,837.40

50% of providers bill between $136.70 and $847.72 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $103.30 and $1,321.01.

Top 1% bill above $2,837.40.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 54161 was billed by 359 providers across 125K claims, totaling $74.0M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 117K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$252.63

Providers Billing

355

National Spending

$74.0M

Avg/Median Ratio

2.21×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 54161

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$8.4M
2Southern Baptist Hospital Of Florida Inc

Jacksonville, FL · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$2.5M
3State Of Mississippi - University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.5M
4Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$2.1M
5Children's Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · Clinic/Center

$2.1M
61699874248$2.0M
7Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

$1.8M
8Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA · Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier

$1.8M
91861439952$1.7M
10Maimonides Medical Center

Brooklyn, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.6M
11Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Inc

Newark, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.5M
12Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, CT · General Acute Care Hospital, Children

$1.5M
13Childrens Hospital Of The Kings Daughters Inc

Norfolk, VA · Social Worker, Clinical

$1.3M
14Vhs Childrens Hospital Of Michigan Inc

Detroit, MI · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical

$1.2M
15Children's Hospital

Washington, DC · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$1.1M
16University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$1.1M
17Southern Baptist Hospital Of Florida Inc

Jacksonville, FL · General Acute Care Hospital

$983K
18Orlando Health Inc.

Orlando, FL · General Acute Care Hospital

$960K
19Tucson Medical Center

Tucson, AZ · Clinic/Center, Hearing and Speech

$952K
20Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$881K

Showing top 20 of 359 providers billing this code