In 2024, Medicaid providers in Westminster charged $3,070,093 for services classified within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) grouping, as reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 31.3% rise from 2023, when $2,338,304 in claims were submitted for the same service category.
Medicaid is a state-operated public insurance program financed in partnership by federal and state governments. The program serves low-income residents, families, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, making it a cornerstone of U.S. health care.
Since taxpayer funding supports Medicaid payments, fluctuations in local billing display how a community’s public health care resources are being distributed.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” group encompasses specific Medicaid-billed services as identified by care type, adhering to standardized HCPCS and CPT code segmentations. Each code was consistently placed in a single service group via recognized code prefixes and number ranges for this analysis, enabling linked services to be evaluated together while avoiding double counting and maintaining accurate rankings over time.
Medicaid spending saw increases in multiple categories, but Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) stood as the fourth-largest category by total Medicaid payments in Westminster in 2024.
Across Colorado, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked sixth by statewide total payments in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Westminster’s Medicaid payments linked to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rose by $992,146, or 47.7%. Significant annual growth occurred in certain years, particularly in 2020 and 2021.
Spending on Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was disbursed throughout Westminster but was centered in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, leading ZIP codes for these Medicaid payments included 80234 at $1,992,357; 80031 at $840,558; and 80030 at $237,176. Collectively, these 3 ZIP codes represented 100% of the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) Medicaid payments in Westminster for the year.
Within the category, a small set of billing codes accounted for the majority of Medicaid payments in 2024.
By comparison, Westminster experienced a 31.3% year-over-year rise in Medicaid payments for the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category from 2023 to 2024, while total Medicaid claims across all categories in the city increased just 1.4% within the same timeframe.
Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that joint federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached an estimated $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, composing about 18% of national health spending. This figure represents a sharp increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The spending increase accounts for nearly 40% growth over several years, mainly driven by expanded enrollment and higher care utilization during and following the pandemic period.
Federal budget legislation enacted during the Trump administration included notable measures to cut federal Medicaid funding and modify the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years, while introducing employment requirements and higher cost-sharing that could impact beneficiaries’ coverage and funding. These changes may push more Medicaid costs onto states and cap future federal Medicaid support, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,077,947 | 15.8% |
| 2021 | $2,313,664 | 11.3% |
| 2022 | $2,409,910 | 4.2% |
| 2023 | $2,338,303 | -3% |
| 2024 | $3,070,093 | 31.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $25,571,704 | 43.3% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $18,823,516 | 31.8% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $5,025,076 | 8.5% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $3,070,093 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $2,990,569 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Durable Medical Equipment | $988,577 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $880,451 | 1.5% |
| 8 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $645,643 | 1.1% |
| 9 | Procedures / Professional Services | $514,515 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Vision Services | $362,194 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $97,486 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Radiology Procedures | $86,823 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $24,195 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Surgery | $17,267 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $6,728 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $3,746 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Temporary Codes | $668 | <0.1% |
| 18 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $13 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5130 | Homaker service nos per 15m | $1,004,207 | 35 |
| S5150 | Unskilled respite care /15m | $802,410 | 36 |
| S5105 | Centerbased day care perdiem | $514,312 | 12 |
| S9480 | Intensive outpatient psychia | $335,420 | 10 |
| S5102 | Adult day care per diem | $192,768 | 12 |
| S0257 | End of life counseling | $122,495 | 12 |
| S9445 | Pt education noc individ | $98,477 | 12 |
| S5125 | Attendant care service /15m | $0 | 7 |
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.
