In 2024, Medicaid providers in Mojave submitted $695,710 in claims for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, as reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflects a 14.1% rise compared to 2023, when $609,810 in claims were filed for the same service category.
Medicaid operates as a state-administered public health insurance program with joint federal and state funding from government sources. The program supports low-income people and families, older adults, children, and those with disabilities, making it among the largest components of the health care system in the U.S.
Because Medicaid is tax-funded, local variation in billing levels signals how public dollars for health care are distributed within a given community.
The National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category groups Medicaid-billed services by care type, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. Billing codes were categorized for this analysis using distinct code prefixes and ranges, allowing all related services to be assessed as a group for accurate comparisons and rankings without double counting.
The National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies ranked as the second largest Medicaid payment category in Mojave in 2024, despite growth in multiple other service areas.
Statewide in California, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies was the top category by total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Reviewing the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments tied to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Mojave rose by $31,511, or 4.7%. Spending spiked more markedly in certain periods, including notable year-to-year increases reported in 2023 and 2020.
Although payments for these services were distributed citywide, most Medicaid funds under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024 were focused within key ZIP codes. Specifically, ZIP code 93501 registered $695,709 in Medicaid payments, accounting for 100% of the total for this category in Mojave that year.
Medicaid spending within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group was heavily concentrated among a small subset of billing codes.
During the same time frame, Medicaid allocations for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Mojave grew by 14.1% between 2024 and 2023. This compared to an 18.8% overall change across all Medicaid claim categories in the city for that period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditure reached approximately $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, accounting for about 18% of U.S. national health spending. This represents a marked rise from around $613.5 billion in 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This roughly 40% increase over just a few years stems largely from expanded enrollment and increased service use during and following the pandemic.
Major federal budget bills signed under the Trump administration in 2025 included large-scale efforts to decrease federal Medicaid support and restructure the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid outlays over the next 10 years. It introduces policy changes such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which may decrease coverage and resources for some enrollees, shift more financial responsibility to states, and restrict federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues reaching tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $664,198 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | $623,228 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | $389,691 | -37.5% |
| 2023 | $609,810 | 56.5% |
| 2024 | $695,709 | 14.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $849,172 | 36.1% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $695,709 | 29.6% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $419,873 | 17.9% |
| 4 | Evaluation and Management | $203,756 | 8.7% |
| 5 | Procedures / Professional Services | $183,152 | 7.8% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $220 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1015 | Clinic service | $485,146 | 49 |
| T1017 | Targeted case management | $129,356 | 9 |
| T2024 | Serv asmnt/care plan waiver | $67,269 | 4 |
| T2021 | Day habil waiver per 15 min | $11,804 | 1 |
| T1016 | Case management | $2,132 | 3 |
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.