J0517
Injection, benralizumab, one milligram
Injection, benralizumab, one milligram is the #1,987 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $10.5M in payments across 3K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2,255.19. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $4,611.35 per claim, 2.0× the median.
Total Paid
$10.5M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
3K
Providers
16
Avg Cost/Claim
$3K
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for J0517? Based on 14 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$2,255.19
Average
$2,611.85
Std Dev
$1,588.30
Max
$4,779.05
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $1,541.16 and $4,239.52 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $699.80 and $4,611.35.
Top 1% bill above $4,766.67.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code J0517 (Injection, benralizumab, one milligram) was billed by 16 providers across 3K claims, totaling $10.5M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 3K unique beneficiaries.
Fraud Risk Context
Injectable drug codes carry high per-claim costs and have been involved in drug diversion and upcoding schemes.
Source: HHS OIG Reports
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$2,255.19
Providers Billing
14
National Spending
$10.5M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.16×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J0517
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accredo Health Group Inc Memphis, TN · Pharmacy | $3.7M |
| 2 | 1265462659 | $2.2M |
| 3 | 1083045140 | $1.7M |
| 4 | Procare Pharmacy Direct, Llc. Monroeville, PA · Pharmacy, Community/Retail Pharmacy | $1.2M |
| 5 | 1134100134 | $458K |
| 6 | 1295842615 | $416K |
| 7 | 1750399192 | $319K |
| 8 | 1710909478 | $213K |
| 9 | New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY · Internal Medicine | $150K |
| 10 | Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital | $61K |
| 11 | 1871526459 | $56K |
| 12 | State Of Connecticut Farmington, CT · Counselor, Professional | $42K |
| 13 | 1407805971 | $34K |
| 14 | 1457384448 | $0 |
| 15 | 1568459436 | $0 |
| 16 | 1871962787 | $0 |
Showing top 16 of 16 providers billing this code