Great Bend Medicaid providers billed $256,667 in 2024 for services falling under the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This reflects an 8.1% uptick from 2023, when $237,513 in claims were submitted for these services.
Medicaid is a government health insurance initiative financed by both federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income residents, families, the elderly, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the nation’s major health programs.
Since taxpayer funds support Medicaid payments, shifts in local billing indicate how public health resources are distributed within a community.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category represents a group of Medicaid services classified by care type according to standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was attributed to a single service category by using consistent code prefixes and number ranges, ensuring comparable service groupings and eliminating double counting, so accurate rankings can be tracked over time.
While Medicaid spending in Great Bend climbed in several categories, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked fourth for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
On a statewide basis in Kansas, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) held the second position for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
In the five years leading to 2024, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services in Great Bend increased by $132,911, or 34.1%. Spending rose more quickly during certain periods, especially in 2020 and 2022, when notable annual growth was seen.
Although spending on Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services was scattered across Great Bend, the majority of payments were concentrated in just a few ZIP codes. The 67530 ZIP code accounted for the entire $256,667 in Medicaid payments in 2024, meaning 100% of this spending was within the top ZIP code during the year.
Within this category, Medicaid payments were focused among relatively few billing codes.
To compare, Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Great Bend went up 8.1% from 2023 to 2024, whereas payments for all Medicaid claim types citywide changed by 10.6% over the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up roughly 18% of the nation’s total health costs, which is a substantial increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This rise amounts to about 40% growth over a few years, largely the result of increased enrollment and greater service use during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget laws passed during the Trump administration have included major proposals to curb federal Medicaid funding and alter how the program is run. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is forecast to lower federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next 10 years and proposes work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could decrease coverage and funding for certain recipients. These policy changes are expected to put more financial responsibility on states and constrain federal Medicaid growth while the program continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $389,578 | 19% |
| 2021 | $321,636 | -17.4% |
| 2022 | $248,106 | -22.9% |
| 2023 | $237,513 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | $256,667 | 8.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $17,337,399 | 81.5% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $2,940,606 | 13.8% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $496,823 | 2.3% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $256,667 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $76,448 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Vision Services | $57,509 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $39,905 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Dental Services | $32,860 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $24,079 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $14,242 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Radiology Procedures | $3,603 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Procedures / Professional Services | $2,246 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $111 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Surgery | $34 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5125 | Attendant care service /15m | $180,629 | 12 |
| S5110 | Family homecare training 15m | $27,426 | 11 |
| S5190 | Wellness assessment by nonph | $17,633 | 16 |
| S5170 | Homedelivered prepared meal | $16,542 | 11 |
| S5150 | Unskilled respite care /15m | $12,170 | 5 |
| S0580 | Polycarb lens | $2,265 | 16 |
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.