Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rises nearly 29% in Litchfield Park in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows that Medicaid providers in Litchfield Park billed $2,841,938 for services categorized as Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) during 2024. This represents a 28.7% increase from the $2,208,916 submitted for the same services in 2023.

Medicaid is a state-run health insurance program jointly financed by the states and federal government. It provides coverage for low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer money funds Medicaid, fluctuations in billing amounts reflect how public health care funding is distributed within communities.

The Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category is based on service type as designated by standardized HCPCS and CPT coding groups. For this report, billing codes were placed in a single service category using consistent code prefixes and number ranges, which grouped similar services together for comparison while preventing double-counting and maintaining ranking accuracy over time.

Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) represented the highest Medicaid payment category in Litchfield Park in 2024, as overall Medicaid expenditures increased across several categories.

Statewide in Arizona, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was the second-largest category by Medicaid payment totals for 2024.

In the five-year span prior to 2024, Medicaid payments in Litchfield Park tied to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rose $1,271,068—an increase of 80.9%. The rate of spending growth was not constant, with larger annual increases observed in both 2020 and 2021.

Most Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services was concentrated in a few ZIP codes across the city. In 2024, ZIP code 85340 accounted for $2,841,937, representing 100% of Medicaid claims in this category in Litchfield Park for that year.

The distribution of Medicaid payments within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category was also centered on a limited number of billing codes.

Comparing overall Medicaid categories, payments associated with Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Litchfield Park increased by 28.7% between 2024 and 2023, while all categories together grew by 7.8% over the same time frame.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, accounting for roughly 18% of total health spending nationally—up from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase translates to roughly 40% growth in just a few years, much of it driven by expansion of enrollment and increased usage during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget legislation approved during the Trump administration included major proposals for federal Medicaid funding cuts and program restructuring. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and introduces measures such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which could limit funding and coverage for certain recipients. These changes are expected to push more costs onto states and cap federal Medicaid growth while the program continues to serve tens of 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.