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University of California Irvine

General Acute Care Hospital·Orange, CA·NPI: 1689608150Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $153.1M is at the 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)
Sharp billing drop in final month

Total Paid

$153.1M

$153,055,987

Total Claims

4.1M

Beneficiaries

3.0M

1.4 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$37

#701 of 618K providers by total spending(top 0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

University of California Irvine is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Orange, CA. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $153.1M in Medicaid payments across 4.1M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $153.1M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 19,131 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

61% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$14.8M
+7%
2019
$15.8M
+33%
2020
$21.0M
+13%
2021
$23.8M
+3%
2022
$24.5M
+20%
2023
$29.4M
-19%
2024
$23.7M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (J9271 (Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg)) accounts for 13% of total spending.

J9271Normal range

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$20.4M

10K claims · 13.3%

Your Cost: $2,117.41/claim|Median: $5,391.55
0.4× median
J9299Normal range

Nivolumab (Opdivo) injection, 1 mg

$7.2M

4K claims · 4.7%

Your Cost: $1,822.91/claim|Median: $3,562.28
0.5× median
J1561Normal range

$6.8M

9K claims · 4.4%

Your Cost: $748.54/claim|Median: $1,482.84
0.5× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$6.7M

162K claims · 4.4%

Your Cost: $41.29/claim|Median: $26.41
1.6× median
J9035Top 10%

Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg

$5.4M

5K claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $1,189.54/claim|Median: $43.71
27.2× median
J1745Normal range

Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg

$4.6M

2K claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $2,035.26/claim|Median: $1,587.53
1.3× median
78815Top 10%

PET imaging for limited area

$4.4M

3K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $1,305.88/claim|Median: $325.10
4.0× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$3.8M

21K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $184.85/claim|Median: $65.76
2.8× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$2.9M

8K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $354.10/claim|Median: $85.65
4.1× median
77386Normal range

Intensity modulated radiation treatment delivery, complex

$2.8M

14K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $202.40/claim|Median: $260.56
0.8× median
87636Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$2.3M

20K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $117.76/claim|Median: $97.61
1.2× median
A0429Normal range

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$2.2M

54K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $41.29/claim|Median: $138.19
0.3× median
0760Normal range

$2.1M

169K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $12.58/claim|Median: $22.01
0.6× median
J0897Normal range

Injection, denosumab, one milligram

$2.1M

4K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $485.74/claim|Median: $493.25
1.0× median
96413Normal range

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$2.0M

35K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $56.45/claim|Median: $75.28
0.8× median
J9306Normal range

Injection, pertuzumab, one milligram

$1.9M

3K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $614.94/claim|Median: $3,571.19
0.2× median
J9312Normal range

$1.9M

1K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $1,262.61/claim|Median: $2,705.30
0.5× median
J2505Normal range

$1.8M

2K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $1,152.65/claim|Median: $1,842.27
0.6× median
0450Normal range

Emergency room visit

$1.8M

99K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $18.15/claim|Median: $44.95
0.4× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$1.8M

33K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $53.81/claim|Median: $21.76
2.5× median
71275Top 25%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$1.4M

8K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $176.08/claim|Median: $92.96
1.9× median
Q5108Normal range

$1.3M

2K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $719.74/claim|Median: $1,251.70
0.6× median
70553Normal range

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$1.3M

6K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $211.23/claim|Median: $133.68
1.6× median
87637Top 10%

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, nucleic acid

$1.2M

9K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $142.96/claim|Median: $100.62
1.4× median
96375Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$1.2M

39K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $30.38/claim|Median: $14.92
2.0× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$1.1M

19K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $60.23/claim|Median: $54.77
1.1× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$1.1M

164K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $6.84/claim|Median: $7.24
0.9× median
J0585Normal range

Injection, onabotulinumtoxinA, 1 unit

$1.1M

5K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $210.55/claim|Median: $470.36
0.5× median
93306Top 25%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$1.1M

8K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $144.04/claim|Median: $54.68
2.6× median
99284Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$1.1M

7K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $160.68/claim|Median: $69.51
2.3× median