In 2024, Medicaid providers in Arlington billed $1,092,997 for services listed under the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total marked a 6.5% rise from the prior year, when providers billed $1,026,746 for the same category of services.
Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program managed by states and financed through federal and state partnerships. It serves low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health system.
Since Medicaid spending is taxpayer funded, any changes in local claim volumes reflect how public health funding is distributed in the area.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category covers certain Medicaid-billed services defined by the type of care, referencing consistent HCPCS and CPT code ranges. For this data analysis, each billing code was placed into a single service group using standardized code groupings, ensuring related services were analyzed together while preventing duplicated counts and preserving accuracy in rankings year over year.
Overall Medicaid spending grew in several service areas, with Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranking seventh by Medicaid dollars spent in Arlington in 2024.
Statewide in Virginia, the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) service group held the fifth highest position for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Looking at the five-year period through 2024, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Arlington climbed by $241,104, or 28.3%. The increase was not steady, as notable year-over-year jumps were recorded in both 2023 and 2020.
While services under Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) were paid for in various Arlington neighborhoods, billing was highly concentrated in only a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 22203 accounted for $1,081,530, 22207 for $10,473, and 22201 for $993. Altogether, these top 3 ZIP codes represented 100% of Medicaid payments in this service category for Arlington that year.
Medicaid spending within Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was also concentrated across relatively few individual billing codes.
By comparison, while Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) grew 6.5% between 2024 and 2023 in Arlington, overall Medicaid claims across all service categories in the city rose by 11.3% in the same time frame.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid outlays were approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023. This represented about 18% of all U.S. health expenditures and marked a steep increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth amounts to about 40% over a short span, primarily resulting from expanded enrollment and higher demand for services during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget actions under the Trump administration included substantial measures to cut federal Medicaid funding and change program requirements. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion throughout the next decade. It also introduces changes such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, potentially decreasing coverage and federal funding for some participants. These policies are projected to increase states’ share of costs and slow future growth in federal Medicaid support, while the program continues to serve millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $851,893 | 26.8% |
| 2021 | $660,940 | -22.4% |
| 2022 | $741,180 | 12.1% |
| 2023 | $1,026,745 | 38.5% |
| 2024 | $1,092,997 | 6.5% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $18,819,356 | 33.7% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $16,222,063 | 29.1% |
| 3 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $8,891,493 | 15.9% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $4,193,597 | 7.5% |
| 5 | Radiology Procedures | $2,607,074 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,715,503 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $1,092,997 | 2% |
| 8 | Procedures / Professional Services | $986,147 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Surgery | $924,565 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $231,873 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Vision Services | $53,337 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $40,806 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Outpatient PPS | $14,582 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Temporary Codes | $11,196 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $1,725 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $1,578 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $252 | <0.1% |
| 18 | Dental Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0201 | Partial hospitalization serv | $1,081,530 | 12 |
| S9129 | Occupational therapy, in the | $10,473 | 8 |
| S4993 | Contraceptive pills for bc | $993 | 9 |
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.
