National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies drives $424,109 in Medicaid spending in Mound Bayou in 2024

Mound Bayou Medicaid providers billed $424,109 for services in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total marked a 575.9% rise over 2023, when $62,749 in claims were filed for the same category of service.

Medicaid, a program jointly funded by federal and state governments and administered by states, covers low-income groups, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the American health care system. More detail can be found at this Commonwealth Fund explainer.

Since Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, trends in local billing offer insight into how public health funds are directed in specific communities.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category consists of Medicaid-billed services grouped and defined by care type, organized using standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. This analysis assigned each code to a single service category using uniform code prefixes and numeric ranges, letting related services be reviewed together and preventing double counting or skewed rankings.

Among all Medicaid service categories in 2024, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies led Mound Bayou by total Medicaid spending.

This same category also ranked No. 1 for Medicaid payment totals across Mississippi in 2024.

From five years prior to 2024, overall Medicaid payments connected to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Mound Bayou grew by $424,109, or 0%. The pace of spending growth quickened at times, with especially notable jumps in 2023 and 2022.

Medicaid spending within this category spanned the city but was concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 38762 made up $424,108 in Medicaid claims for this category. The leading ZIP code accounted for 100% of Medicaid payments dedicated to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies services in Mound Bayou during the year.

Most Medicaid reimbursements within this service group were tied to a small selection of individual billing codes.

To compare across categories, Medicaid payments for National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Mound Bayou rose 575.9% from 2023 to 2024, whereas all Medicaid claim categories together showed a 47.5% change in the same period.

Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that combined federal and state Medicaid expenses reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—roughly 18% of national health care spending—jumping from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase reflects approximately 40% growth over just a few years, largely due to heightened enrollment and increased health care use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget legislation during the Trump administration included major plans to cut federal Medicaid funding and adjust the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid expenditures by more than $1 trillion over the next decade and implements work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which could lower coverage and funding for certain participants. These policy changes are projected to shift a greater cost burden to states and slow the growth of federal Medicaid support, even as the program remains critical for millions across the nation.

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.