J7050
Normal saline solution infusion, 250 cc
Normal saline solution infusion, 250 cc is the #1,013 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $48.3M in payments across 6.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $0.82. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $12.98 per claim, 15.8× the median.
Total Paid
$48.3M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
6.5M
Providers
2K
Avg Cost/Claim
$7
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for J7050? Based on 2K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$0.82
Average
$9.07
Std Dev
$45.27
Max
$1,083.22
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.15 and $4.25 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.03 and $12.98.
Top 1% bill above $174.47.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code J7050 (Normal saline solution infusion, 250 cc) was billed by 2K providers across 6.5M claims, totaling $48.3M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 3.8M 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
$0.82
Providers Billing
2K
National Spending
$48.3M
Avg/Median Ratio
11.06×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for J7050
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC · Ambulance | $6.1M |
| 2 | 1851361778 | $4.4M |
| 3 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.9M |
| 4 | 1780653618 | $2.8M |
| 5 | Seventh-day Adventists Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $1.6M |
| 6 | 1366436073 | $1.4M |
| 7 | 1699756221 | $1.1M |
| 8 | 1356366314 | $845K |
| 9 | Lexington Health Inc West Columbia, SC · General Acute Care Hospital | $826K |
| 10 | Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island Providence, RI · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Family Planning Facility | $697K |
| 11 | 1235196510 | $651K |
| 12 | University Of Kentucky Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $638K |
| 13 | 1679660617 | $628K |
| 14 | Regents Of The University Of California Sacramento, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $566K |
| 15 | Vhs Childrens Hospital Of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI · Clinic/Center, Ambulatory Surgical | $518K |
| 16 | Owensboro Health Inc Owensboro, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $503K |
| 17 | 1043293608 | $474K |
| 18 | 1871556217 | $434K |
| 19 | 1699752915 | $401K |
| 20 | Keck Medical Center Of Usc Los Angeles, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $382K |
Showing top 20 of 2K providers billing this code