Barnhart saw $2,944 in Medicaid billing for Medicine Services and Procedures in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Barnhart submitted $2,944 in billing for Medicine Services and Procedures, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. That figure represents a 14.1% increase from 2023, when claims for the same category totaled $2,581.

Medicaid, a state-run public health insurance program funded in partnership by state and federal governments, provides coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. This program is among the largest components of the U.S. health system.

Shifts in local billing levels reflect how taxpayer-funded public health care money is distributed within each community.

The “Medicine Services and Procedures” category refers to a bundled set of Medicaid-billed services, defined by medical care type using standardized HCPCS and CPT code classifications. For the purposes of this analysis, each billing code was assigned to one service category through uniform code prefixes and number ranges to ensure related services are grouped and rankings are consistently accurate without double counting over time.

While Medicaid payments rose in several service categories, Medicine Services and Procedures was the third-highest Medicaid payment category in Barnhart in 2024 by total spending.

Statewide, Medicine Services and Procedures stood in seventh place in Missouri by Medicaid payment totals in 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures in Barnhart rose by $2,944, a change of 0%. Spending rose more sharply during select years, with noteworthy year-over-year increases in 2023 and 2022.

Spending in the Medicine Services and Procedures category was distributed across Barnhart but concentrated in a few ZIP codes. ZIP code 63012 led with $2,944 in Medicaid payments tied to this category in 2024. This represented 100% of all category-related Medicaid payments in the city in that period.

Within the Medicine Services and Procedures category, expenditures were focused on a small set of billing codes.

In Barnhart, Medicaid spending for the Medicine Services and Procedures category climbed 14.1% from 2023 to 2024, while citywide Medicaid claims rose 38.9% across all categories during the same period.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show combined federal and state Medicaid spending hit about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, which accounted for roughly 18% of total national health expenditures, and up from around $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The total reflects nearly 40% growth over a few years, primarily fueled by increased enrollment and utilization during and after the pandemic.

Legislation impacting Medicaid’s federal budget began advancing during the Trump administration, including major efforts to decrease federal spending and alter program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which took effect in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and roll out work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which may limit funding and coverage for certain beneficiaries. These adjustments could shift greater costs onto state budgets and limit growth for federal Medicaid contributions, while the program continues to cover 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.