J1944
HCPCS Procedure Code
HCPCS code J1944 is the #5,314 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $231K in payments across 2K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $724.96. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $2,347.13 per claim, 3.2× the median.
Total Paid
$231K
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
2K
Providers
13
Avg Cost/Claim
$108
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for J1944? Based on 6 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$724.96
Average
$1,078.20
Std Dev
$1,091.35
Max
$2,869.07
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $226.59 and $1,640.75 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $162.50 and $2,347.13.
Top 1% bill above $2,816.87.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code J1944 was billed by 13 providers across 2K claims, totaling $231K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1K 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
$724.96
Providers Billing
6
National Spending
$231K
Avg/Median Ratio
1.49×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J1944
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY · Internal Medicine | $73K |
| 2 | Beth Israel Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · Psychiatric Unit | $44K |
| 3 | The General Hospital Corporation Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital | $43K |
| 4 | Permanente Medical Group Inc Stockton, CA · Anesthesiology | $37K |
| 5 | 1376593442 | $23K |
| 6 | New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation Elmhurst, NY · Internal Medicine | $10K |
| 7 | 1003410085 | $0 |
| 8 | 1477224137 | $0 |
| 9 | 1639176373 | $0 |
| 10 | 1043679327 | $0 |
| 11 | 1457610487 | $0 |
| 12 | 1588988257 | $0 |
| 13 | 1093213506 | $0 |
Showing top 13 of 13 providers billing this code