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  3. 90966
  4. Cost Analysis

How Much Does Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 90966 — Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older)

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Average Medicare Payment

$224.44

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$42.9M

Services (2023)

190.7K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+24.2%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$180.64$39.6M219.5K—
2015$179.70$41.6M231.8K-0.5%
2016$179.76$43.5M242.0K+0.0%
2017$180.34$44.2M244.8K+0.3%
2018$180.65$46.3M256.0K+0.2%
2019$182.61$49.5M270.9K+1.1%
2020$187.23$54.3M290.1K+2.5%
2021$233.92$56.6M241.9K+24.9%
2022$231.19$48.4M209.2K-1.2%
2023$224.44$42.9M190.7K-2.9%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $306.04 vs AR at $207.91.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$306.04$253.4K8286
DC$252.10$202.7K8049
MD$244.97$1.2M4.8K50
NY$242.78$1.4M5.9K57
NJ$242.24$457.1K1.9K26
CA$241.27$4.3M17.9K157
CT$239.16$238.2K99616
NH$237.06$194.4K8209
MA$234.51$419.1K1.8K22
CO$232.89$424.8K1.8K20
DE$230.63$245.4K1.1K10
IL$230.50$2.8M12.0K141
PA$230.06$1.4M6.2K82
FL$228.57$2.7M11.7K115
OR$228.14$457.9K2.0K29
HI$227.98$294.8K1.3K13
WA$226.95$906.4K4.0K40
NM$226.78$547.9K2.4K22
MT$226.29$219.7K97111
MI$225.78$1.5M6.8K74
NV$223.04$488.9K2.2K22
VA$222.98$1.5M6.7K83
RI$222.07$38.4K1733
ND$221.56$167.9K7588
MN$221.42$352.5K1.6K19
OH$220.86$1.2M5.5K71
IN$220.59$956.3K4.3K49
UT$220.43$301.3K1.4K13
LA$220.41$677.1K3.1K34
NC$220.12$2.0M9.2K108
SD$219.77$132.1K6016
ME$219.74$157.8K71811
KY$219.57$435.4K2.0K20
TX$217.95$3.2M14.8K156
GA$217.83$1.6M7.2K83
ID$217.77$382.8K1.8K18
WV$216.69$169.0K78010
KS$215.69$499.3K2.3K22
SC$215.51$1.1M5.0K62
NE$214.12$282.4K1.3K13
WI$214.08$488.3K2.3K26
MO$213.67$1.1M5.3K58
AZ$213.57$878.4K4.1K29
IA$213.22$490.2K2.3K25
TN$212.23$1.2M5.6K57
OK$211.69$924.2K4.4K35
AL$211.66$640.3K3.0K29
MS$211.33$780.2K3.7K30
AR$207.91$530.2K2.5K28

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Harold GilesNephrologyAL$114.1K545$209.28
Ramon GonzalezNurse PractitionerFL$107.7K527$204.31
Abdul KhanNephrologyTX$104.1K483$215.61
Ramsey NassarNephrologyKY$97.6K444$219.74
Kevin ChenNephrologyIL$97.2K441$220.44
Raffi MinasianNephrologyCA$96.7K414$233.63
Michael RoppoloNephrologyLA$87.5K379$230.91
Jim-Jer HwuNephrologyCA$82.7K335$247.00
Ezra IsraelNephrologyNY$82.2K303$271.15
Allen KaufmanNephrologyNY$80.1K306$261.73
Anand KhuranaNephrologyOK$79.6K370$215.06
Bindu JayaveluNephrologyAZ$78.9K361$218.52
James SullivanNephrologyNV$76.2K327$232.95
Piangwarin PhaosawasdiNephrologyCA$75.1K301$249.55
Scott BralowInternal MedicinePA$75.0K309$242.78
Lauren McdonaldNephrologyTX$72.6K308$235.70
Allison WhiteNephrologyMS$72.4K325$222.72
Melvin SeekNephrologyFL$71.4K300$238.16
Harold HubertNephrologyGA$71.4K318$224.38
Muhammad KamranNephrologyIL$70.5K326$216.18

🤔 Is Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 90966 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 24.2% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.