Medicaid payments in Moberly for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies rise to $5,014,865 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Moberly submitted $5,014,865 in claims for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total represents a 3.9% uptick from the previous year, when providers filed $4,828,399 in claims for the same group of services.

Medicaid is a public health insurance program managed by state governments and funded through both federal and state contributions. It serves low-income individuals and families, older adults, children, and those with disabilities, making it a core part of the U.S. health care landscape.

Because taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid, fluctuations in billing locally highlight how public health funding is distributed throughout a community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” segment encompasses a range of Medicaid-billed services defined by care type, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. This review assigned each billing code to one category using uniform code prefixes and numbers, allowing analysis of related care services together while preventing duplication and maintaining accurate trend tracking.

Medicaid expenditures increased in multiple categories, with National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies ranking as the top category in Moberly for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide in Missouri, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies also held the top spot for total Medicaid payments during 2024.

Looking at the five years ending in 2024, Medicaid payments tied to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Moberly grew by $2,605,335, or 108.1%. Certain periods saw faster expansion, with year-over-year jumps notably in 2022 and 2023.

Though services in this category were billed throughout Moberly, Medicaid spending was concentrated in a small group of ZIP codes. The ZIP code 65270 recorded $5,014,865 in Medicaid payments for this category in 2024. This leading ZIP code represented 100% of all Moberly Medicaid payments related to this category for the year.

Most Medicaid payments in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were focused within just a handful of billing codes.

Comparatively, between 2024 and 2023, Moberly saw a 3.9% rise in Medicaid payments for this category, while the overall increase across all claim types in the city was 2.2% for the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up an estimated 18% of U.S. health spending and up significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This approximately 40% growth over just a few years stemmed mainly from expanded program enrollment and greater health service use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures enacted under the Trump administration have featured high-profile efforts to limit federal Medicaid contributions and alter the program’s framework. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” approved in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid expenditures by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years and brings in policies like work requirements and added cost-sharing, potentially lowering coverage and federal funding for select beneficiaries. These adjustments are expected to shift additional costs onto states and restrict federal Medicaid growth, even as tens of millions remain covered through the program.

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.