J2270
Injection, morphine sulfate, up to ten milligrams
Injection, morphine sulfate, up to ten milligrams is the #1,430 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $23.6M in payments across 8.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $1.00. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8.37 per claim, 8.4× the median.
Total Paid
$23.6M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
8.1M
Providers
3K
Avg Cost/Claim
$3
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for J2270? Based on 2K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$1.00
Average
$4.39
Std Dev
$18.36
Max
$492.46
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.21 and $3.19 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.03 and $8.37.
Top 1% bill above $58.20.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code J2270 (Injection, morphine sulfate, up to ten milligrams) was billed by 3K providers across 8.1M claims, totaling $23.6M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 6.1M 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
$1.00
Providers Billing
2K
National Spending
$23.6M
Avg/Median Ratio
4.39×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J2270
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Clinic/Center, Dental | $1.0M |
| 2 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $933K |
| 3 | 1831188275 | $725K |
| 4 | The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $641K |
| 5 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · General Acute Care Hospital | $620K |
| 6 | 1417432840 | $574K |
| 7 | 1114367497 | $341K |
| 8 | 1871556217 | $309K |
| 9 | Charleston Area Medical Center Inc Charleston, WV · General Acute Care Hospital | $282K |
| 10 | 1396790325 | $229K |
| 11 | Adventist Health System-sunbelt, Inc Orlando, FL · Ambulance, Land Transport | $214K |
| 12 | 1073518007 | $205K |
| 13 | 1497792550 | $195K |
| 14 | 1386643294 | $187K |
| 15 | Uofl Health-louisville Inc Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital | $187K |
| 16 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $161K |
| 17 | 1912964768 | $159K |
| 18 | 1699129601 | $155K |
| 19 | Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children | $147K |
| 20 | Antelope Valley Health Care District Lancaster, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $147K |
Showing top 20 of 3K providers billing this code