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#5229 of 11K

Q4197

HCPCS Procedure Code

HCPCS code Q4197 is the #5,229 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $255K in payments across 374 claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $238.55. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $1,349.23 per claim, 5.7× the median.

Total Paid

$255K

0.00% of all spending

Total Claims

374

Providers

3

Avg Cost/Claim

$682

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for Q4197? Based on 3 providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$238.55

Average

$628.62

Std Dev

$871.40

Max

$1,626.91

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$64.02
p25
$129.47
Median
$238.55
p75
$932.73
p90
$1,349.23
p95
$1,488.07
p99
$1,599.14

50% of providers bill between $129.47 and $932.73 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $64.02 and $1,349.23.

Top 1% bill above $1,599.14.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code Q4197 was billed by 3 providers across 374 claims, totaling $255K in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 92 unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$238.55

Providers Billing

3

National Spending

$255K

Avg/Median Ratio

2.64×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Provider Coverage

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