Moberly Medicaid providers recorded $354,576 in claims for Medicine Services and Procedures in 2024, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 16.7% uptick compared with 2023, when local providers filed $303,760 for the same service category.
Medicaid, a state-administered program supported jointly by federal and state funds, provides health insurance coverage to low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, and comprises a significant portion of the U.S. health care system.
Because taxpayer contributions fund Medicaid, variations in local claim amounts signal how publicly allocated health care resources are distributed within communities.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” group is defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code classifications that correspond with the care provided. To compile this analysis, each billing code fell under one service category based on consistent code ranges and prefixes, reducing the possibility of overlap and assuring robust comparisons and ranks over different time periods.
Medicine Services and Procedures held the fourth spot among Moberly Medicaid service categories by total reimbursements in 2024, even as expenses rose across multiple areas.
At the state level, it was seventh in Missouri for total Medicaid payments the same year.
From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments linked to this service category in Moberly climbed $224,523—or 172.6%—with periods of especially rapid yearly growth noted in 2022 and 2021.
Payments for this category were made throughout Moberly but showed a concentration in certain ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 65270 accounted for $354,575 of Medicine Services and Procedures payments, representing 100% of citywide Medicaid spending for this category during the year.
Spending within the Medicine Services and Procedures category was similarly concentrated around a few billing codes.
Medicaid claims in this category specifically rose by 16.7% from 2023 to 2024 in Moberly, higher than the 2.2% overall increase in citywide Medicaid claims seen for all service types during that same interval.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending totaled about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023. This amounted to roughly 18% of total national health expenditures, up significantly from around $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This surge reflects approximately 40% growth in just a few years, mostly stemming from increased enrollment and service utilization during and after the pandemic response period.
In recent federal budget bills under the Trump administration, significant proposals to scale down federal Medicaid contributions and restructure the system were adopted. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,”, signed into law in 2025, is projected to decrease federal Medicaid funds by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, adding policies such as work requirements and higher out-of-pocket obligations for some recipients. These measures are anticipated to place more financial responsibility on the states and reduce the rate of growth for federal Medicaid support as the program continues to cover millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $130,053 | -24% |
| 2021 | $173,629 | 33.5% |
| 2022 | $235,117 | 35.4% |
| 2023 | $303,760 | 29.2% |
| 2024 | $354,575 | 16.7% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $5,014,865 | 62.7% |
| 2 | Procedures / Professional Services | $1,408,449 | 17.6% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $755,569 | 9.4% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $354,575 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $270,283 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Durable Medical Equipment | $86,986 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Surgery | $33,547 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Dental Services | $32,840 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $26,867 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Radiology Procedures | $9,423 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Vision Services | $1,355 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $815 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Temporary Codes | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90837 | Psytx w pt 60 minutes | $114,010 | 35 |
| 97530 | Therapeutic activities | $51,651 | 24 |
| 99607 | Mtms by pharm addl 15 min | $42,891 | 9 |
| 90834 | Psytx w pt 45 minutes | $35,408 | 15 |
| 96374 | Ther/proph/diag inj iv push | $26,100 | 12 |
| 99606 | Mtms by pharm est 15 min | $14,962 | 9 |
| 92508 | Tx sp lang voice comm group | $11,414 | 12 |
| 97110 | Therapeutic exercises | $10,465 | 11 |
| 93005 | Electrocardiogram tracing | $9,362 | 18 |
| 93306 | Tte w/doppler complete | $7,949 | 7 |
| 92507 | Tx sp lang voice comm indiv | $6,369 | 6 |
| 96361 | Hydrate iv infusion add-on | $4,413 | 7 |
| 93000 | Electrocardiogram complete | $3,615 | 11 |
| 97112 | Neuromuscular reeducation | $2,670 | 4 |
| 96372 | Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im | $2,623 | 3 |
| 90792 | Psych diag eval w/med srvcs | $2,493 | 1 |
| 93298 | Rem interrog dev eval scrms | $2,146 | 7 |
| 90791 | Psych diagnostic evaluation | $1,488 | 1 |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapy | $1,423 | 2 |
| 96375 | Tx/pro/dx inj new drug addon | $1,054 | 1 |
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.
