Centerton Medicaid payments for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies reach $86,108 in 2024

Centerton Medicaid providers submitted $86,108 in claims for services within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total marks a 53.1% increase from 2023, when providers filed $56,233 for these services.

Medicaid, a public health insurance initiative overseen by individual states and funded through both federal and state contributions, supports low-income individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. This positions it as one of the country’s largest health care programs.

Because taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, shifts in local billing offer insight into how a community allocates health care resources.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” grouping encompasses a collection of Medicaid service charges organized by the care type provided, following standardized HCPCS and CPT coding structures. For analysis purposes, each code is tied to a specific service category using set prefixes and number ranges, which permits the review of related services together without double counting and ensures accurate tracking over time.

Medicaid spending increased across several categories, and the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category ranked second in total Medicaid payments for Centerton in 2024.

Across Arkansas, this service category took the top spot by overall Medicaid payments in 2024.

Over the five years leading to 2024, Medicaid payments in Centerton related to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category grew by $86,108, which equates to 0%. Certain years saw faster growth, with notable jumps in 2023 and 2022.

Though spending in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category was spread throughout Centerton, the largest share was concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, the 72719 ZIP code was responsible for $86,108 of payments. That single ZIP code made up 100% of all Medicaid payments connected to this category in Centerton for the year.

Within the service category, Medicaid expenses were also largely tied to a limited set of specific billing codes.

Comparatively, Medicaid payments for this category in Centerton rose 53.1% between 2024 and 2023, while Medicaid payment volume citywide across all claim categories grew by 2.4% in the same period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported combined federal and state Medicaid outlays at approximately $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023. This amount represented about 18% of all U.S. health expenditures, rising sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth amounts to an approximately 40% increase over a few years, mostly attributable to higher enrollment and use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget laws passed during the Trump administration introduced significant proposals to lower federal Medicaid funding and reconfigure the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and includes new work requirements and higher cost-sharing elements that could limit coverage and funding for certain groups. These measures are projected to shift additional costs to states and restrict expanded federal Medicaid support, although the program still covers tens of millions of Americans.

Note: HCPCS codes are shown for context within the category. Category totals and rankings in this article are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual billing codes.

Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.