Port Gibson Medicaid payments for national code services reach $10.6 million in 2024

Port Gibson Medicaid providers billed a total of $10,630,329 in 2024 for services classified under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represents a 22.5% rise from 2023, when claims in the same category totaled $8,676,083.

Medicaid is a state-administered public health insurance program funded jointly by the federal and state governments. The program provides coverage to low-income individuals and families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, making it one of the primary components of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid payments utilize taxpayer funding, shifts in local billing patterns offer insight into how public health care resources are distributed in a community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” grouping encompasses Medicaid-billed services defined by specific care types, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code groups. For this analysis, each billing code was organized into one service category using shared code prefixes and numeric sequences, ensuring accurate review of related services by preventing code overlap and supporting consistent year-to-year rankings.

Medicaid spending grew across multiple service groups; however, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies ranked highest for total payments in Port Gibson in 2024.

Statewide in Mississippi, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category also ranked first by payment volume for 2024.

Between 2020 and 2024, Medicaid payments associated with the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Port Gibson grew by $3,179,174, a 42.7% increase. Spending accelerated during select intervals, especially in 2023 and 2022.

Spending under National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in 2024 was distributed citywide but was largely concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. Most notably, ZIP code 39150 accounted for $10,630,328, with the top ZIP code comprising 100% of all Medicaid payments tied to the category within Port Gibson during the year.

Medicaid payments within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies grouping were further concentrated among a limited selection of billing codes.

In Port Gibson, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category increased by 22.5% from 2023 to 2024, compared with an 11.3% change for all Medicaid claim categories citywide over the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up nearly 18% of national health spending, up significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth represents an increase of about 40% over several years, driven primarily by expanded enrollment and higher use of services during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget legislation introduced under the Trump administration has featured extensive proposals to decrease federal Medicaid contributions and adjust the program’s structure. Notably, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next decade. The law introduces measures such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing, which may reduce both coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These modifications are anticipated to shift more financial responsibility to states and constrain the growth of federal Medicaid support, even as program enrollment remains high.

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.