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#4071 of 11K

J1557

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code J1557 is the #4,071 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $873K in payments across 183 claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $4,908.01.

Total Paid

$873K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

183

Providers

2

Avg Cost/Claim

$5K

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for J1557? Based on 2 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$4,908.01

Average

$4,908.01

Std Dev

$242.53

Max

$5,079.50

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$4,770.81
p25
$4,822.26
Median
$4,908.01
p75
$4,993.75
p90
$5,045.20
p95
$5,062.35
p99
$5,076.07

50% of providers bill between $4,822.26 and $4,993.75 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $4,770.81 and $5,045.20.

Top 1% bill above $5,076.07.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code J1557 was billed by 2 providers across 183 claims, totaling $873K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 65 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

$4,908.01

Providers Billing

2

National Spending

$873K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.00×

Normal distribution

Provider Coverage

We have 2 providers billing this code in our dataset. Individual provider breakdowns are available for top-spending procedure codes.