In 2024, Medicaid providers in Violet billed $940,443 for services included in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total represents a 22.8% rise from 2023, when providers recorded $765,946 in claims for these services.
Medicaid is a public insurance program managed by states and funded by both federal and state governments. It covers low-income individuals and families, seniors, children and those with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care landscape.
Since Medicaid funding comes from taxpayers, shifts in billing levels locally illustrate how a community’s public health care funds are distributed.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category includes a set of Medicaid-billed services determined by the care type, using standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. In this reporting, each billing code has been categorized into a single service group using code prefixes and number ranges, so related services are grouped for trend analysis while avoiding overlap and preserving accurate year-to-year rankings.
Spending in several Medicaid categories rose, but Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) led all categories in Violet by Medicaid payment totals for 2024.
Statewide in Louisiana, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) also was the top-ranking Medicaid payment category for 2024.
During the five years ending in 2024, Medicaid payments for the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group in Violet grew by $290,522, or 44.7%. Growth accelerated in some years, with marked annual increases noted in 2020 and 2021.
Although Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was distributed citywide, the majority of payments were localized in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 70092 accounted for all $940,443 in Medicaid payments tied to this category in Violet, making up 100% of the city’s total in this segment for that year.
Payments within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group were also concentrated among a small number of specific billing codes.
For additional context, Medicaid payments attached to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group in Violet increased 22.8% between 2024 and 2023. In contrast, overall Medicaid payments for all claim categories in the city climbed 19% during the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—approximately 18% of all national health care spending. That amount is a significant increase from the $613.5 billion tallied in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump marks about 40% growth within just a few years, predominantly fueled by increased enrollment and service use during and after the pandemic era.
Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have featured major initiatives to trim federal Medicaid spending and revise the structure of the program. As an example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal Medicaid expenditures by over $1 trillion in the coming decade and adds requirements such as work mandates and greater cost-sharing. These provisions may limit coverage or funding for some participants, shifting a greater share of Medicaid costs toward state budgets as the program remains vital to millions across the country.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $649,921 | 21.5% |
| 2021 | $724,577 | 11.5% |
| 2022 | $780,401 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | $765,946 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | $940,443 | 22.8% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $940,443 | 72.3% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $359,482 | 27.7% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5125 | Attendant care service /15m | $940,443 | 18 |
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.
