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#147 of 11K

H0005

Alcohol and/or drug services, group counseling

Alcohol and/or drug services, group counseling is the #147 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $1.24B in payments across 23.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $47.35.

Total Paid

$1.24B

0.11% of all spending

Total Claims

23.2M

Providers

3K

Avg Cost/Claim

$53

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for H0005? Based on 3K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$47.35

Average

$49.11

Std Dev

$33.73

Max

$582.90

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$18.88
p25
$33.58
Median
$47.35
p75
$58.31
p90
$73.81
p95
$89.74
p99
$164.52

50% of providers bill between $33.58 and $58.31 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $18.88 and $73.81.

Top 1% bill above $164.52.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code H0005 (Alcohol and/or drug services, group counseling) was billed by 3K providers across 23.2M claims, totaling $1.24B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 5.7M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$47.35

Providers Billing

3K

National Spending

$1.24B

Avg/Median Ratio

1.04×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for H0005

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Los Angeles County Department Of Public Health

Alhambra, CA · Public Health or Welfare

$108.5M
2County Of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Public Health or Welfare

$59.9M
3Alameda County Behavioral Health Care

Oakland, CA · Community/Behavioral Health

$19.3M
4State Of Missouri

Jefferson City, MO · Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

$18.8M
5Department Of Behavioral Health

Fresno, CA · Social Worker, Clinical

$12.9M
6County Of Riverside

Riverside, CA · Community/Behavioral Health

$12.5M
7County Of Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Community/Behavioral Health

$11.4M
81063522530$10.8M
9County Of Kern

Bakersfield, CA · Clinic/Center, Adult Mental Health

$10.6M
10Santa Barbara County Auditor

Santa Barbara, CA · Psychologist

$10.3M
11Brightview Llc

Cincinnati, OH · Internal Medicine Addiction Medicine

$9.5M
121801947668$8.9M
131881733830$8.6M
14County Of San Bernardino

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

$8.5M
151881658276$8.1M
161851740559$7.9M
171427397074$7.6M
181447347778$7.5M
191134593510$7.5M
20County Of Orange

Santa Ana, CA · Clinic/Center Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center)

$7.5M

Showing top 20 of 3K providers billing this code