Laverne Medicaid payments increase 63.8% in 2024 for National Codes Established category

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Laverne billed $25,727 for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 63.8% rise compared with 2023, when claims totaled $15,710 for the same service category.

Medicaid, a state-administered public health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer funds support Medicaid payments, fluctuations in local billing reflect how public health care spending is distributed in the community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category encompasses a range of Medicaid-billed services, defined by the type of care, based on HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this analysis, billing codes were assigned to a single service category using consistent code prefixes and numeric ranges, which allowed related services to be grouped accurately while preventing double counting and maintaining proper rankings across years.

While Medicaid spending rose in various service categories, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies was the second highest in Laverne by total Medicaid payments during 2024.

Across Oklahoma, this category also ranked second by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

In the five years leading up to 2024, Medicaid payments associated with National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Laverne increased by $25,727, or 0%. Certain periods saw a faster rate of growth, with significant year-over-year increases in 2021 and 2022.

Spending on care in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024 was spread throughout the city but mainly concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. ZIP code 73848 accounted for $25,727, making up 100% of all Medicaid payments in this category in Laverne that year.

Medicaid payments in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were mainly attributed to a limited set of billing codes.

In comparison, Medicaid payments for this category in Laverne increased 63.8% from 2023 to 2024, while total Medicaid claims across all categories in the city saw a 39% change in the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending combined reached around $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing close to 18% of all national health care expenditures. This is an increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This roughly 40% increase over several years is attributed primarily to expanded program enrollment and heightened use of services during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget laws passed during the Trump administration contained notable measures to reduce federal Medicaid support and alter program structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is projected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending over the coming decade and introduces policies such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing, potentially narrowing coverage and funding for some beneficiaries. These policy changes are expected to transfer more Medicaid costs to states and slow federal spending growth, even as the program continues to serve tens of millions of Americans.

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.