Hollywood Medicaid payments for National Codes category reach $11,430 in 2024

Hollywood Medicaid providers billed $11,430 for services in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database data shows. The total reflects a 55.7% increase from 2023, when claims for the same service type amounted to $7,340.

Medicaid is operated by each state and is funded by federal and state governments together. This program insures low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it a core element of the U.S. health care system.

Since taxpayer dollars support Medicaid payments, local shifts in billing levels reveal how a community utilizes public health resources.

The National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category covers a range of Medicaid-billed services grouped by the type of care delivered, according to standardized HCPCS and CPT code classifications. For this report, each relevant billing code was assigned to one service category using consistent code ranges and prefixes, making it possible to analyze similar services together, prevent double counting and ensure accurate rankings across years.

National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies led all Medicaid service categories in Hollywood for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies was also the highest-ranking Medicaid category in South Carolina by total payments that year.

Between 2020 and 2024, Medicaid payments linked to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Hollywood grew by $7,900, an increase of 223.8%. There were periods of rapid growth, with sharp annual gains noted in both 2022 and 2022.

Medicaid payments for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies services were distributed throughout Hollywood, but primarily concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 29449 recorded $11,429 in Medicaid payments in this category. That top ZIP code represented 100% of payments in Hollywood for these services during the year.

Payments within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were centered on a small selection of individual billing codes.

To compare, Medicaid payments for this category in Hollywood increased by 55.7% from 2023 to 2024, while overall Medicaid claims in the city saw a 41.8% rise in the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that total federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up around 18% of all U.S. health expenditures—up from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase represents nearly 40% growth over several years, driven largely by rising enrollment and greater use of services during and after the pandemic.

Federal budget laws enacted under the Trump administration proposed notable reductions in federal Medicaid spending and changes to the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to cut federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade. It also introduces policy changes such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially reducing coverage and funding for some individuals. These measures are anticipated to pass more costs to states and slow federal Medicaid spending growth, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions nationwide.

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.