In 2024, Medicaid providers in Leakesville charged $476,872 for services categorized under Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This represented an increase of 69.5% compared with 2023, when providers filed $281,394 in claims for these services.
Medicaid operates as a public health insurance program managed by individual states with joint federal and state funding, according to the Commonwealth Fund. The program serves low-income people and families, children, seniors and those with disabilities, making it a key component of the U.S. health system.
Since Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, shifts in local billing levels indicate how public resources for health care are distributed in a community.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” group consists of Medicaid services defined by care type, following standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. Each billing code for this review was mapped to a single service group using uniform code prefixes and numeric ranges, offering a way to track related services together and maintain clear annual rankings without overlap.
Although spending grew in several Medicaid service groups, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) accounted for the largest total Medicaid payments in Leakesville for 2024.
Statewide in Mississippi, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked as the second-highest Medicaid payment category in 2024.
Examining the period covering the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments linked to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Leakesville rose by $476,872, or 0%. Certain periods saw accelerated growth, especially notable increases year-over-year in both 2023 and 2022.
Though payments for care under the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category were present throughout Leakesville, most funds were directed to a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 39451 received $476,872, representing 100% of Medicaid payments reported in this service category that year for the city.
Within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group, most Medicaid payments were focused on a small number of specific billing codes.
To compare, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Leakesville climbed by 69.5% between 2024 and 2023, while all Medicaid claim categories in the city saw a 5.1% change over the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total state and federal Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of all national health spending, which is a significant increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth amounts to about 40% in just several years, driven mainly by increases in enrollment and higher service use during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation under the Trump administration featured significant plans to cut federal Medicaid spending and reshape the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and brings changes such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, leading to possible decreases in benefits and funding for certain groups. These shifts would transfer more Medicaid costs to states and may slow the growth of federal support, even as millions of Americans depend on the program.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,858 | – |
| 2023 | $281,393 | 176.3% |
| 2024 | $476,872 | 69.5% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $476,872 | 66.5% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $200,769 | 28% |
| 3 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $16,847 | 2.3% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $11,720 | 1.6% |
| 5 | Dental Services | $5,976 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Radiology Procedures | $3,667 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Surgery | $1,366 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $2 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5100 | Adult daycare services 15min | $476,872 | 12 |
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.
