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87497

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code 87497 is the #1,589 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $18.4M in payments across 717K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $19.10. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $55.42 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$18.4M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

717K

Providers

308

Avg Cost/Claim

$26

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 87497? Based on 299 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$19.10

Average

$29.53

Std Dev

$53.81

Max

$822.11

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$5.05
p25
$9.24
Median
$19.10
p75
$37.47
p90
$55.42
p95
$65.54
p99
$154.78

50% of providers bill between $9.24 and $37.47 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $5.05 and $55.42.

Top 1% bill above $154.78.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 87497 was billed by 308 providers across 717K claims, totaling $18.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 456K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$19.10

Providers Billing

299

National Spending

$18.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.55×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 87497

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$982K
2Childrens Hospital Of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Case Manager/Care Coordinator

$718K
31891940326$681K
4City Of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$491K
5Nyu Langone Hospitals

New York, NY · Clinic/Center, Oncology

$487K
6The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$422K
7Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$422K
8Regents Of The University Of California

San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$420K
9Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$403K
101902803315$402K
11Egleston Children's Hospital At Emory University Inc.

Atlanta, GA · Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

$388K
121639172372$386K
13Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings

Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$386K
14Unilab Corporation

West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory

$345K
15Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH · Clinic/Center, Primary Care

$322K
16University Of California Irvine

Orange, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$317K
17Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA · Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier

$297K
181154392231$289K
191164493847$282K
20Children's Health System Of Texas

Dallas, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$267K

Showing top 20 of 308 providers billing this code