Northglenn’s Medicaid providers submitted $4,845,682 in claims for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This amounts to a 15.1% increase over 2023 levels, when providers billed $4,210,538 for these services.
Medicaid, a health insurance initiative backed by both federal and state governments, provides coverage to low-income individuals and families, elderly adults, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system. Funding details are available from the Commonwealth Fund.
Because Medicaid is tax-funded, fluctuations in local claim amounts reveal how a community distributes public health care resources.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category groups Medicaid-billed services according to the specific type of care, with classification based on uniform HCPCS and CPT code ranges. In this analysis, each billing code is assigned to one service category by matching its code prefix and range. This approach allows for accurate cross-year comparisons by avoiding overlap and ensuring precise rankings.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment accounted for the second-highest Medicaid payment total in Northglenn among service categories for 2024, as spending expanded across multiple categories that year.
Statewide in Colorado, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category was third by total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Within the five years before 2024, Medicaid spending for services tied to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Northglenn grew by $2,575,201, representing a 113.4% increase. Some years, such as 2020 and 2023, experienced especially strong growth in annual spending for these services.
While services in this category were provided throughout Northglenn, Medicaid payments were centered in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, the top ZIP codes were 80234 with $4,756,153, 80233 at $50,211, and 80260 at $39,317. Together, these three ZIP codes accounted for all Medicaid payments in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in the city for the year.
Payments within this category were further concentrated among select individual billing codes.
From 2023 to 2024, Northglenn witnessed a 15.1% increase in Medicaid payments related to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment, which matches the 15.1% overall change in Medicaid claims across all categories in the city over the same time frame.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show total federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of U.S. health expenses, which is a significant increase from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This expansion amounts to about 40% growth over several years, fueled in part by higher participation and increased use of services amid and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget measures overseen during the Trump administration featured sizable suggestions for cutting and restructuring federal Medicaid spending. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion during the next decade, introducing measures such as work requirements and greater patient cost-sharing. These could curb both Medicaid coverage and funding for particular beneficiaries, shifting additional costs to states as federal support slows—even while the program continues to cover tens of millions.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,270,480 | 40% |
| 2021 | $2,521,045 | 11% |
| 2022 | $3,079,807 | 22.2% |
| 2023 | $4,210,537 | 36.7% |
| 2024 | $4,845,682 | 15.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $20,927,511 | 64.3% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $4,845,682 | 14.9% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $4,418,968 | 13.6% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $1,041,710 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $487,283 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Evaluation and Management | $359,081 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $219,629 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Vision Services | $118,642 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Surgery | $83,254 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $20,887 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Temporary Codes | $8,450 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Durable Medical Equipment | $7,008 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $274 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Procedures / Professional Services | $260 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H0038 | Self-help/peer svc per 15min | $3,989,274 | 36 |
| H2014 | Skills train and dev, 15 min | $783,852 | 28 |
| H0032 | Mh svc plan dev by non-md | $20,109 | 15 |
| H0002 | Alcohol and/or drug screenin | $19,163 | 12 |
| H0023 | Alcohol and/or drug outreach | $18,225 | 8 |
| H0036 | Comm psy face-face per 15min | $14,828 | 1 |
| H0004 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $207 | 1 |
| H2012 | Behav hlth day treat, per hr | $20 | 2 |
| H0018 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $0 | 6 |
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.
