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96116

Neurobehavioral status examination, first hour

Neurobehavioral status examination, first hour is the #1,612 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $17.8M in payments across 216K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $46.64. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $150.21 per claim, 3.2× the median.

Total Paid

$17.8M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

216K

Providers

535

Avg Cost/Claim

$82

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 96116? Based on 483 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$46.64

Average

$84.61

Std Dev

$197.96

Max

$2,756.25

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$4.30
p25
$18.08
Median
$46.64
p75
$86.14
p90
$150.21
p95
$220.87
p99
$615.86

50% of providers bill between $18.08 and $86.14 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $4.30 and $150.21.

Top 1% bill above $615.86.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 96116 (Neurobehavioral status examination, first hour) was billed by 535 providers across 216K claims, totaling $17.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 150K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$46.64

Providers Billing

483

National Spending

$17.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.81×

Moderately skewed

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 96116

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Bhpn Llc

Walnut Creek, CA · Case Management

$3.8M
21437780673$1.6M
3Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · General Acute Care Hospital

$613K
41619412046$538K
5Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH · General Acute Care Hospital

$390K
61730137753$356K
7Community Mental Health Authority Of Clinton Eaton Ingham Counties

Lansing, MI · Clinic/Center Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center)

$353K
81881087369$352K
91841573375$293K
101255396875$286K
111295025997$264K
121134639859$261K
13Eastern Maine Medical Center

Bangor, ME · General Acute Care Hospital

$244K
141104364074$244K
151316387699$235K
161386295905$235K
17Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children

$226K
181053358846$200K
19Regents Of The University Of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI · Clinic/Center, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment

$187K
20Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners

Grand Rapids, MI · Psychologist, Clinical Child & Adolescent

$179K

Showing top 20 of 535 providers billing this code