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#289 of 11K

99222

Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity

Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity is the #289 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $491.4M in payments across 7.6M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $51.25.

Total Paid

$491.4M

0.04% of all spending

Total Claims

7.6M

Providers

13K

Avg Cost/Claim

$65

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 99222? Based on 13K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$51.25

Average

$56.87

Std Dev

$51.97

Max

$1,809.70

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$17.20
p25
$30.63
Median
$51.25
p75
$74.00
p90
$97.88
p95
$114.27
p99
$171.86

50% of providers bill between $30.63 and $74.00 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $17.20 and $97.88.

Top 1% bill above $171.86.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 99222 (Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity) was billed by 13K providers across 7.6M claims, totaling $491.4M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 6.7M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$51.25

Providers Billing

13K

National Spending

$491.4M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.11×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 99222

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Los Angeles County Department Of Mental Health

Los Angeles, CA · Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center)

$14.1M
21265658595$3.0M
3Community Physicians Of Indiana Inc

Indianapolis, IN · Internal Medicine

$2.7M
41386682094$2.3M
5West Virginia University Medical Corporation

Morgantown, WV · Anesthesiology

$2.2M
6County Of San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA · Clinic/Center Rehabilitation Substance Use Disorder

$2.2M
7William Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, MI · Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

$2.1M
81629242698$2.1M
9Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · Anesthesiology

$2.1M
10County Of Riverside

Riverside, CA · Community/Behavioral Health

$2.1M
111447299797$2.0M
121134163942$1.9M
13Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners

Grand Rapids, MI · Psychologist, Clinical Child & Adolescent

$1.9M
14The Nemours Foundation

Wilmington, DE · Clinic/Center, Developmental Disabilities

$1.8M
151124374822$1.8M
161073827101$1.7M
171912965088$1.6M
18Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Albuquerque, NM · Surgery

$1.6M
19Ou Health Partners, Inc

Oklahoma City, OK · Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty

$1.4M
201891820767$1.4M

Showing top 20 of 13K providers billing this code