In 2024, Medicaid providers in Federal Heights billed $1,471,280 for services categorized under National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The billed amount rose 42.3% compared with 2023, when providers reported $1,034,006 for the same service category.
Medicaid is a public health insurance program that operates at the state level and receives funding from both state and federal governments. The program covers a wide set of populations, including low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, which makes it a major component of the U.S. health care landscape. Learn more at the Commonwealth Fund.
Because Medicaid expenditures rely on taxpayer funding, swings in local billing levels help illustrate how public resources are spent in regional health care systems.
The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category consists of a group of Medicaid-billed services organized by the care provided, using standard HCPCS and CPT coding prefixes and ranges. In this review, each code was assigned to just one service category so similar services are analyzed together and totals and rankings stay accurate over time without double counting.
While Medicaid spending has gone up in several service groups, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies registered as the top category in Federal Heights, drawing the highest overall Medicaid payments in 2024.
This type of billing category also led statewide for total Medicaid payments in Colorado during 2024.
Looking at the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments related to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies registered a $1,471,280 gain, or 0%. Certain intervals in this period saw faster increases, such as notable year-to-year changes during 2022 and 2023.
Spending for this care category was spread throughout Federal Heights, but the majority of the Medicaid payments were focused in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, the 80260 ZIP code saw the largest sum, at $1,471,279. The leading ZIP code alone represented 100% of payments tied to this category in the city that year.
Payment concentration was also observed within specific billing codes under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group.
Between 2024 and 2023, Medicaid payments tied to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Federal Heights climbed by 42.3%, while all Medicaid service categories in the city combined experienced a 27.5% increase over the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in fiscal year 2023, combined federal and state Medicaid costs reached roughly $871.7 billion, contributing to approximately 18% of national health spending. That marks substantial growth from about $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump means Medicaid expenses grew by close to 40% over a few years, largely due to expanding program enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic era.
Recent U.S. legislative measures under the Trump administration have featured significant suggested cuts and changes to federal Medicaid funding. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” adopted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years by adding work requirements and boosting cost-sharing—which could impact coverage and limit future federal funding for some groups. These policy shifts would likely increase costs for states while slowing the rise of federal Medicaid assistance, even as tens of millions of Americans remain covered through the program.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $143,344 | – |
| 2022 | $521,919 | 264.1% |
| 2023 | $1,034,006 | 98.1% |
| 2024 | $1,471,279 | 42.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,471,279 | 63% |
| 2 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $284,826 | 12.2% |
| 3 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $135,501 | 5.8% |
| 4 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $134,847 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Vision Services | $113,539 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Durable Medical Equipment | $89,321 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $70,611 | 3% |
| 8 | Evaluation and Management | $23,352 | 1% |
| 9 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $10,770 | 0.5% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1019 | Personal care ser per 15 min | $1,471,279 | 12 |
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.
