In 2024, providers in Snead billed Medicaid a total of $27,069 for services classified under the Medicine Services and Procedures category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 487.7% rise compared with 2023, when claims for these services totaled $4,606.
Medicaid is a publicly funded health insurance program operated by states and the federal government through joint funding. The program serves low-income households, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, remaining a central feature of the U.S. healthcare system.
Since taxpayer funds support Medicaid, shifts in billing amounts at the local level indicate how health dollars are spent within specific communities.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” group includes a range of Medicaid-billed services defined by care type, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. For this report, each relevant code was assigned to one category based on recognized prefixes and numbers to prevent duplication and maintain consistent annual comparisons.
Spending through Medicaid increased in several service areas, with Medicine Services and Procedures ranking second by total payments in Snead during 2024.
Across Alabama, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked fourth among Medicaid spending categories in 2024.
From 2020 through 2024, Medicaid payments for the Medicine Services and Procedures group in Snead grew by $27,069, showing 0% growth overall. Some periods saw more rapid increases, especially in 2023 and 2022.
Medicine Services and Procedures payments were spread across Snead in 2024, though they were most heavily concentrated in select ZIP codes. That year, ZIP code 35952 reported $27,068 in Medicaid payments for this group, making up 100% of Snead’s Medicaid payments tied to Medicine Services and Procedures.
Only a few billing codes accounted for the majority of Medicaid payments within the Medicine Services and Procedures group.
Between 2024 and 2023, Snead saw Medicaid payments in this category grow by 487.7%, while the citywide increase across all categories was 32.6% for the same period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report that combined state and federal Medicaid spending reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, about 18% of all national healthcare expenditures. This is an increase from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This marks growth of about 40% in several years, primarily as a result of more people enrolling and increased use of services during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budgets under the Trump administration have featured proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and revise program rules. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut federal Medicaid funding over the next 10 years by more than $1 trillion and bring in measures such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing, likely resulting in reduced coverage and funding for some users. These shifts are anticipated to place greater financial responsibility on states and slow the growth of federal assistance while Medicaid continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3,700 | -59.9% |
| 2022 | $150 | -95.9% |
| 2023 | $4,605 | 2954.8% |
| 2024 | $27,068 | 487.7% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $113,481 | 72.1% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $27,068 | 17.2% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $15,810 | 1<0.1% |
| 4 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,092 | 0.7% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97110 | Therapeutic exercises | $26,018 | 7 |
| 97112 | Neuromuscular reeducation | $1,050 | 1 |
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.
