Agency
County of Kern
County of Kern was paid $15.04M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 58 billing codes. Its largest line is Z9560, — 82% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCOUNTY OF KERN
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
33aNPI1023167541assigned 01/10/2007
33bProvider typePublic Health or Welfare Agency
28Total paid$15.04M
24GClaims94,330
24DCodes billed58
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Public Health or Welfare Agency providers in California
Rank by total paid#7 of 50
Median peer was paid$311K
This provider vs. median48×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25,511 | $1.89M | |
| 2019 | 18,216 | $1.06M | |
| 2020 | 10,056 | $2.39M | |
| 2021 | 13,562 | $2.38M | |
| 2022 | 9,403 | $2.48M | |
| 2023 | 11,830 | $4.59M | |
| 2024incomplete | 5,752 | $246K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z9560 | 82% | 21,504 | 16,188 | $12.36M | |
| Z9557 | 5.7% | 1,436 | 1,192 | $862K | |
| 99202 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, straightforward | 2.2% | 3,684 | 3,675 | $338K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 2.0% | 4,662 | 4,443 | $300K |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity | 2.0% | 10,772 | 10,355 | $295K |
| 90716 | <1% | 2,985 | 2,979 | $103K | |
| 90651 | <1% | 3,055 | 3,051 | $95K | |
| 90707 | <1% | 2,635 | 2,616 | $92K | |
| 90715 | <1% | 4,742 | 4,729 | $76K | |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | <1% | 591 | 582 | $65K |
| J0561 | Injection, penicillin g benzathine, 100,000 units | <1% | 2,871 | 2,185 | $45K |
| H0033 | Oral medication administration, direct observation | <1% | 2,830 | 175 | $44K |
46 more codes
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 871 | $41K |
| 90734 | <1% | 1,890 | $29K | |
| Q0144 | Azithromycin dihydrate, oral, capsules/powder, 1 gram | <1% | 3,119 | $25K |
| 90633 | <1% | 2,313 | $21K | |
| 87491 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe | <1% | 236 | $21K |
| 90713 | <1% | 2,013 | $20K | |
| 99214 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved) | <1% | 353 | $18K |
| 90739 | <1% | 123 | $17K | |
| J3490 | Unclassified drugs | <1% | 366 | $16K |
| 90686 | <1% | 1,757 | $16K | |
| Q0111 | Wet mounts, including preparations of vaginal, cervical or skin specimens | <1% | 3,973 | $14K |
| J0696 | Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg | <1% | 2,740 | $14K |
| 90670 | <1% | 1,093 | $14K | |
| 90744 | <1% | 1,160 | $10K | |
| 90710 | <1% | 1,049 | $9K | |
| 90723 | <1% | 1,008 | $9K | |
| 90648 | <1% | 1,026 | $9K | |
| 99383 | <1% | 53 | $8K | |
| 81025 | <1% | 2,644 | $7K | |
| 90700 | <1% | 607 | $6K | |
| 90619 | <1% | 416 | $5K | |
| 90688 | <1% | 546 | $5K | |
| 90696 | <1% | 394 | $4K | |
| 99188 | <1% | 177 | $3K | |
| 90746 | <1% | 70 | $3K | |
| 99000 | <1% | 552 | $2K | |
| S9445 | Patient education, not otherwise classified, non-physician provider, individual, per session | <1% | 148 | $2K |
| 99201 | <1% | 76 | $2K | |
| 99382 | <1% | 12 | $2K | |
| 92552 | <1% | 126 | $2K | |
| 99070 | <1% | 144 | $1K | |
| 90691 | <1% | 15 | $1K | |
| 90636 | <1% | 14 | $1K | |
| 90632 | <1% | 26 | $987.53 | |
| 90714 | <1% | 95 | $855.00 | |
| 81002 | <1% | 412 | $851.76 | |
| 86780 | <1% | 229 | $541.19 | |
| 90620 | <1% | 14 | $490.00 | |
| 90680 | <1% | 53 | $477.00 | |
| 90685 | <1% | 37 | $333.00 | |
| 86580 | <1% | 93 | $312.09 | |
| 90697 | <1% | 19 | $221.62 | |
| 92551 | <1% | 15 | $185.73 | |
| 87591 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe | <1% | 236 | $151.84 |
| 90677 | <1% | 14 | $126.00 | |
| 87389 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique, HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies | 0% | 236 | $0.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialBAILEY, SHANNON (FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR)
Parent organizationKERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH