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M0538

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code M0538 is the #6,483 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $62K in payments across 15K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $21.57. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $61.46 per claim, 2.8× the median.

Total Paid

$62K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

15K

Providers

3

Avg Cost/Claim

$4

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for M0538? Based on 3 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$21.57

Average

$31.38

Std Dev

$36.16

Max

$71.43

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$5.23
p25
$11.36
Median
$21.57
p75
$46.50
p90
$61.46
p95
$66.45
p99
$70.43

50% of providers bill between $11.36 and $46.50 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $5.23 and $61.46.

Top 1% bill above $70.43.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code M0538 was billed by 3 providers across 15K claims, totaling $62K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 2K unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$21.57

Providers Billing

3

National Spending

$62K

Avg/Median Ratio

1.45×

Normal distribution

Provider Coverage

We have 3 providers billing this code in our dataset. Individual provider breakdowns are available for top-spending procedure codes.

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