T2048
Behavioral health; long-term residential, per diem
Behavioral health; long-term residential, per diem is the #176 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $958.7M in payments across 969K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $1,437.23. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $8,124.85 per claim, 5.7× the median.
Total Paid
$958.7M
0.09% of all spending
Total Claims
969K
Providers
144
Avg Cost/Claim
$990
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for T2048? Based on 136 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$1,437.23
Average
$3,198.90
Std Dev
$3,749.86
Max
$16,369.74
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $384.99 and $5,699.51 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $230.39 and $8,124.85.
Top 1% bill above $15,694.38.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code T2048 (Behavioral health; long-term residential, per diem) was billed by 144 providers across 969K claims, totaling $958.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 113K unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$1,437.23
Providers Billing
136
National Spending
$958.7M
Avg/Median Ratio
2.23×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for T2048
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youth Villages Inc. Bartlett, TN · Community/Behavioral Health | $183.2M |
| 2 | Childrens Home Society Of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD · Residential Treatment Facility Emotionally Disturbed Children | $62.7M |
| 3 | 1528183381 | $46.0M |
| 4 | 1558319863 | $36.5M |
| 5 | 1013058718 | $35.3M |
| 6 | 1790013241 | $31.3M |
| 7 | 1245304096 | $28.5M |
| 8 | 1053526673 | $28.1M |
| 9 | 1275580003 | $27.3M |
| 10 | 1003942095 | $26.6M |
| 11 | 1225042542 | $25.3M |
| 12 | 1487187704 | $20.5M |
| 13 | 1356527402 | $16.9M |
| 14 | 1366628414 | $15.7M |
| 15 | 1275508558 | $15.3M |
| 16 | 1801822440 | $14.5M |
| 17 | 1063574499 | $14.1M |
| 18 | 1649243759 | $14.0M |
| 19 | Wayne Halfway House Inc. Waynesboro, TN · Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility | $13.6M |
| 20 | 1982774246 | $13.5M |
Showing top 20 of 144 providers billing this code