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#29 of 11K

97530

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min is the #29 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $6.22B in payments across 126.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $33.11. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $83.31 per claim, 2.5× the median.

Total Paid

$6.22B

0.57% of all spending

Total Claims

126.2M

Providers

22K

Avg Cost/Claim

$49

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 97530? Based on 21K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$33.11

Average

$41.35

Std Dev

$37.48

Max

$1,439.88

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$6.39
p25
$15.80
Median
$33.11
p75
$60.09
p90
$83.31
p95
$102.04
p99
$141.58

50% of providers bill between $15.80 and $60.09 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $6.39 and $83.31.

Top 1% bill above $141.58.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 97530 (Therapeutic activities, each 15 min) was billed by 22K providers across 126.2M claims, totaling $6.22B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 35.4M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$33.11

Providers Billing

21K

National Spending

$6.22B

Avg/Median Ratio

1.25×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 97530

#ProviderTotal Paid
1City Of New York

Brooklyn, NY · Local Education Agency (LEA)

$80.9M
2Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Department Of Education

West Hazleton, PA · Local Education Agency (LEA)

$58.5M
31912166075$53.0M
4Wv Birth To Three

Charleston, WV · Early Intervention Provider Agency

$44.2M
5Children's Specialized Hospital

New Brunswick, NJ · Pediatrics

$41.9M
6New York Network Ipa Inc

Brooklyn, NY · Exclusive Provider Organization

$35.4M
71497810576$29.8M
8Kid Success Inc.

Conway, AR · Clinic/Center Rehabilitation

$21.7M
9Nyc Department Of Education

New York, NY · Local Education Agency (LEA)

$20.0M
101790085934$18.9M
11Buck Jack Llc

Colorado Springs, CO · Occupational Therapist

$17.8M
121871570309$16.8M
131316940505$16.6M
141942359781$16.5M
151851490627$15.7M
161659485936$15.7M
17Friendship Community Care Inc.

Russellville, AR · Clinic/Center Rehabilitation Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF)

$15.6M
181902808470$14.5M
191831420033$14.1M
201407129745$13.5M

Showing top 20 of 22K providers billing this code