Hallsville Medicaid spending on national codes surpasses $2.9 million in 2024

In 2024, providers in Hallsville submitted $2,977,739 in Medicaid claims for services falling under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies classification, figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. That represents a 78.4% jump from the previous year, when providers billed $1,669,433 for this group of services.

Medicaid, a government health insurance initiative overseen by states and funded by both federal and state budgets, delivers coverage for qualifying low-income individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It remains a central part of America’s health care system.

Since taxpayer funds support Medicaid, changes in local claims activity illustrate how communities allocate resources for public health services.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” grouping comprises an array of Medicaid-billable services identified by service type, using specific HCPCS and CPT code sets. For analytical purposes, each code was matched to a single service classification using stable code prefixes and number ranges, allowing comparative study without overlap or misranking.

Spending saw gains across various categories, but the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category drew the highest total Medicaid payments in Hallsville for 2024.

Missouri also ranked the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category first statewide in total Medicaid payments for 2024.

Looking back five years to 2024, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies classification in Hallsville increased by $2,977,739, equating to 0% growth. Certain years brought especially sharp increases in spending, including 2023 and 2022.

While distribution of these payments spanned different areas of Hallsville, a small selection of ZIP codes saw the most concentration. In 2024, ZIP code 65255 accounted for $2,977,738 in Medicaid claims tied to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category. The city’s top ZIP code made up 100% of these payments for Hallsville during the year.

A limited set of billing codes within the service category represented the bulk of Medicaid claims as well.

Between 2024 and 2023, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies Medicaid payments grew 78.4% in Hallsville, compared with a 75.9% increase spanning all categories of Medicaid claims for the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state Medicaid outlays reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, representing around 18% of total national health expenses—a steep rise from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This represents an almost 40% increase over several years, largely driven by higher enrollment and increased service demands throughout and following the pandemic period.

Federal budgetary changes adopted under the Trump administration featured proposals for substantive reductions in Medicaid funding and changes to the program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade, including introducing work mandates and greater cost-sharing, measures that may restrict coverage and limit federal aid for select Medicaid populations. These alterations are expected to increase state funding requirements and constrain future federal investment in the Medicaid program, which continues to enroll 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.