Liberty’s Medicaid providers billed $347,491 for Dental Services in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This year’s spending represents a 2.8% rise from the prior year, when $338,151 was billed for Dental Services.
Medicaid, which is managed at the state level and jointly financed by both federal and state governments, provides coverage to low-income individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, securing its role as one of the largest public health programs in the U.S.
Since Medicaid payments are taxpayer-funded, fluctuations in local billing reflect the community’s allocation of public medical resources.
The Dental Services category refers to a group of Medicaid-eligible procedures identified through standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Under this analysis, each code is matched to one service grouping utilizing code prefixes and numerical ranges, supporting accurate year-over-year trends while preventing duplication.
Dental Services outpaced all other service categories for total Medicaid payments in Liberty in 2024 as category spending surged in several service types citywide.
Across Mississippi, Dental Services ranked as the 10th category by Medicaid expenditures in 2024.
Comparing five years back from 2024, Dental Services Medicaid spending in Liberty rose $255,331—an increase of 277.1%—with the sharpest annual increases noted in 2022 and 2021.
While such spending occurred throughout Liberty, a handful of ZIP codes absorbed most funds. In 2024, ZIP code 39645 alone accounted for $347,491 in Dental Services payments—100% of Liberty’s total Medicaid dental spending for the period.
The majority of Medicaid billing for Dental Services also centered around a few specific billing codes.
Dental Services Medicaid spending in Liberty grew by 2.8% from 2023 to 2024, in contrast to a 7.3% shift observed across all Medicaid service categories in the city during this period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total Medicaid spending by federal and state governments was about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023—roughly 18% of all U.S. health expenditures—which is up from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This rise marks growth of approximately 40% over several years, spurred by increased enrollment and utilization during and after the pandemic years.
Recent federal budget measures enacted under the Trump administration contain proposals to substantially decrease federal Medicaid funding and restructure the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is forecasted to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by over $1 trillion in the next decade and introduce new requirements—such as work mandates and higher cost-sharing—which may reduce eligibility and financial support for certain groups. These policy developments could lead to states covering a larger share of Medicaid costs while restricting the overall expansion of federal support as millions of Americans continue to rely on the program.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92,159 | -78% |
| 2021 | $174,761 | 89.6% |
| 2022 | $334,295 | 91.3% |
| 2023 | $338,151 | 1.2% |
| 2024 | $347,491 | 2.8% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental Services | $347,491 | 83.4% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $53,712 | 12.9% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $9,874 | 2.4% |
| 4 | Procedures / Professional Services | $5,297 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $297 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Surgery | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| D0150 | Comprehensve oral evaluation | $129,298 | 31 |
| D0120 | Periodic oral evaluation | $83,930 | 30 |
| D0272 | Dental bitewings two images | $58,799 | 19 |
| D0140 | Limit oral eval problm focus | $33,273 | 21 |
| D0274 | Bitewings four images | $25,680 | 23 |
| D0330 | Panoramic image | $7,343 | 11 |
| D0350 | Oral/facial photo images | $3,984 | 4 |
| D0220 | Intraoral periapical first | $2,910 | 10 |
| D0230 | Intraoral periapical ea add | $2,270 | 8 |
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.