Quinlan Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services climb 46.6% in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show that Quinlan Medicaid providers billed $850 for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services in 2024. This amount was up 46.6% from 2023, when claims for the same category totaled $580.

Medicaid operates as a public health coverage program managed by states and financed through both federal and state contributions. The program provides insurance for low-income individuals, families, seniors, children and people with disabilities, establishing itself as one of the primary pillars of the U.S. health care system.

With Medicaid funded by taxpayers, shifts in local billing volumes signal changes in how community health care dollars are allocated.

The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category designates a range of Medicaid-billed services grouped according to the care type, utilizing standardized HCPCS and CPT coding structures. For this report, billing codes were consistently placed into individual service categories using assigned prefixes and numeric spans, promoting consistent comparisons over time without double-counting and preserving ranking accuracy.

Though multiple service categories saw Medicaid spending increases, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked fifth by total Medicaid outlays in Quinlan in 2024.

Statewide in Texas, the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category held the top position for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

In Quinlan, over the five years before 2024, Medicaid spending tied to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category rose by $850, with the percentage change at 0%. Certain years showed sharper growth, including notable rises year over year in 2023 and 2022.

Across the city, spending for care under Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was not uniform; rather, claims payments were focused within a small set of ZIP codes. For 2024, the highest Medicaid reimbursement for this category within Quinlan came from ZIP code 75474, which, at $850, represented 100% of local Medicaid payments reported for these codes during the year.

Medicaid billing within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in 2024 was also concentrated in a select collection of billing codes.

Comparatively, between 2023 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Quinlan related to this category grew 46.6%. In contrast, all Medicaid claim categories collectively saw a 54.3% change in the same timeframe across the city.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the total joint federal and state Medicaid spend reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, accounting for nearly 18% of overall U.S. health expenditures and rising sharply from around $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This represents about 40% growth over several years, primarily due to surges in Medicaid enrollment and higher service use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget actions during the Trump administration have featured significant proposals to curtail federal Medicaid funding and alter program design. Among them, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” was enacted in 2025 and is expected to reduce federal Medicaid expenditures by over $1 trillion in the next decade, also introducing policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially decreasing coverage and funding for some beneficiaries. The anticipated impact includes more financial responsibility shifting to states and limits on increased federal support as Medicaid continues serving tens of millions nationwide.

Note: HCPCS codes are provided for context within the category. The article’s category totals and ranking reflect service group classifications as opposed to individual billing code amounts.

Data in this story are sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, available here.