Medicaid payments for state codes rise 30.3%, hitting $764,690 in Mccomb in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Mccomb received $764,690 for services categorized under National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. This was a 30.3% rise from the $586,906 paid for similar services in 2023.

Medicaid, a jointly funded state and federal health insurance program, supports low-income residents, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the country’s largest health care programs. Funding details are further explained by the Commonwealth Fund.

Variations in Medicaid billing reflect how publicly funded health services are distributed within communities.

The National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group encompasses Medicaid services organized according to standardized HCPCS and CPT coding sets. For this report, services were allocated to categories using code prefixes and ranges to maintain accurate, unduplicated rankings and group similar care together for analysis.

While Medicaid spending grew across several categories, this group ranked fourth-highest in total Medicaid outlays in Mccomb for 2024.

Statewide, Mississippi saw the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies lead all categories in total Medicaid payments for 2024.

Over the five years before 2024, Mccomb’s Medicaid payments linked to this category surged by $710,093—or 1300.6%. Some periods—especially in 2022 and 2023—posted pronounced year-over-year increases.

Although spending was citywide, most payments in 2024 were focused in a few ZIP codes; specifically, ZIP code 39648 represented all $764,690 in reimbursements in this service group, making up 100% of the Medicaid spending here for related care that year.

Payments tied to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category also clustered around just a few individual billing codes.

To compare, Medicaid payments for this group in Mccomb were up 30.3% from 2023 to 2024, slightly outpacing the 29% rise among all Medicaid claim categories locally during the same period.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data indicate that combined state and federal Medicaid spending nationwide reached nearly $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up around 18% of total health care spending, significantly higher than the $613.5 billion recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This roughly 40% rise over several years is attributed mainly to higher enrollment and use of services during and after the pandemic period.

Recent budget measures under the Trump administration have included significant intended federal Medicaid reductions and program changes. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, signed in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion over a decade. The law establishes policies such as work requirements and added cost-sharing, which could limit federal support and reduce coverage or benefits for some groups while shifting larger financial responsibility to the states.

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.