Statistical flags indicate unusual patterns — not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Read our methodology

#6074 of 11K

J0688

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code J0688 is the #6,074 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $98K in payments across 33K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $0.73. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $10.99 per claim, 15.1× the median.

Total Paid

$98K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

33K

Providers

141

Avg Cost/Claim

$3

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for J0688? Based on 64 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$0.73

Average

$18.25

Std Dev

$113.20

Max

$905.06

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.02
p25
$0.10
Median
$0.73
p75
$3.20
p90
$10.99
p95
$25.31
p99
$385.82

50% of providers bill between $0.10 and $3.20 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.02 and $10.99.

Top 1% bill above $385.82.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code J0688 was billed by 141 providers across 33K claims, totaling $98K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 27K 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

$0.73

Providers Billing

64

National Spending

$98K

Avg/Median Ratio

25.00×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J0688

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital

$64K
21689282147$8K
31265423917$4K
41538244918$4K
5St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc

Edgewood, KY · Portable X-Ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier

$3K
61265539498$2K
7University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$2K
81437150984$1K
91568452290$919
101477671535$763
111710109186$756
121477587632$747
131013981554$655
14Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc.

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$646
151043354111$507
161235139312$458
17Childrens Hospital Of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Case Manager/Care Coordinator

$431
18University Of California Irvine

Orange, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$416
19Arthur G James Cancer Hospital And Research Institute

Columbus, OH · Special Hospital

$336
20The General Hospital Corporation

Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital

$313

Showing top 20 of 141 providers billing this code