National Codes spending for Medicaid in Bald Knob tops $256,000 in 2024

Bald Knob Medicaid providers billed $256,786 for services included in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This is a 1.2% rise over the $253,817 billed in 2023 for similar services.

Medicaid is a state-operated public health insurance program with joint federal and state funding, designed to serve low-income adults, children, individuals with disabilities, and seniors, making it one of the nation’s largest health coverage systems. More about funding sources can be found at Commonwealth Fund.

Fluctuations in Medicaid billing directly affect the allocation of public health dollars within communities since payments are taxpayer-funded.

The National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category represents a set of services defined through standardized HCPCS and CPT classification. Billing codes for this analysis were placed into consistent groupings per code prefix and number ranges so similar types of care could be tracked together, avoiding overlap while preserving ranking integrity across years.

Of all Medicaid payment categories in Bald Knob for 2024, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies received the highest total payments.

Statewide in Arkansas, this category was also ranked first for Medicaid spending in 2024.

Looking at the five years leading up to 2024, Medicaid payments related to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Bald Knob increased by $139,459 or 118.9%. Notable annual increases took place in 2021 and 2022, accelerating the overall growth rate.

Although such Medicaid spending was spread throughout the city, most payments occurred in a few ZIP codes. For instance, in 2024, $256,785 in these payments came from ZIP code 72010, making it the leading ZIP code and representing 100% of annual Medicaid dollars for this service category within Bald Knob.

Payments in this service category also tended to focus on a handful of specific billing codes.

Over the year, Medicaid payments for these national codes in Bald Knob climbed 1.2% from 2023 to 2024, while overall Medicaid payments across all service types in Bald Knob increased by 12.5% over the same period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services noted combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures totaled about $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, making up approximately 18% of total national health costs. This is a rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The difference reflects roughly 40% growth driven mainly by expanded enrollment and increased care utilization, both during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budgeting actions during the Trump administration included major proposed changes to federal Medicaid funding and structure. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over 10 years. It contains proposals such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could limit federal matches and reduce coverage for some beneficiaries, increasing the share of financing states must provide even as the program continues to cover tens of millions.

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.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database was the source for the data in this article. Source data can be accessed here.