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#1566 of 11K

J3301

Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, per ten milligrams

Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, per ten milligrams is the #1,566 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $19.0M in payments across 5.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.91. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8.16 per claim, 2.8× the median.

Total Paid

$19.0M

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

5.1M

Providers

6K

Avg Cost/Claim

$4

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for J3301? Based on 5K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$2.91

Average

$4.19

Std Dev

$6.14

Max

$195.21

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$0.45
p25
$1.25
Median
$2.91
p75
$5.17
p90
$8.16
p95
$11.52
p99
$29.23

50% of providers bill between $1.25 and $5.17 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $0.45 and $8.16.

Top 1% bill above $29.23.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code J3301 (Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, per ten milligrams) was billed by 6K providers across 5.1M claims, totaling $19.0M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 4.4M 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

$2.91

Providers Billing

5K

National Spending

$19.0M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.44×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J3301

#ProviderTotal Paid
1University Of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Clinic/Center, Dental

$622K
21437122009$232K
31427095801$219K
41821186313$183K
51407106339$182K
61649217514$170K
71962766899$166K
81740228469$151K
91174565600$135K
101689729352$121K
111821356023$120K
121154636397$118K
131013268069$117K
141134201460$105K
151073827101$105K
161033548581$100K
17Unm Hospital

Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital

$99K
181720282585$93K
191861060733$93K
201104981661$92K

Showing top 20 of 6K providers billing this code