Maysville Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) jumps to $11.4M in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Maysville billed a total of $11,435,524 for services in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represents a 46.7% rise from 2023, when providers filed $7,794,033 in claims for the same services.

Medicaid is a state-run health insurance program jointly financed by federal and state governments. It offers coverage to low-income people and families, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, serving as one of the core components of the U.S. health care system.

With Medicaid relying on taxpayer support, local fluctuations in billing levels highlight how community health care funds are distributed.

The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” classification includes Medicaid services characterized by type of care, grouped according to standardized HCPCS and CPT code systems. For this report, each billing code was placed in a single service grouping using consistent prefixes and number bands, helping ensure accurate tracking and comparison of similar services across time without double counting.

Despite growth in several categories, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) had the second-highest Medicaid payment total in Maysville for 2024.

Statewide in Kentucky, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) stood at fifth by payment total in 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group in Maysville rose by $9,814,771, which amounts to 605.6%. The pace of growth accelerated during specific years, with particularly notable increases in both 2022 and 2023.

Although Medicaid dollars for this category were distributed throughout the city, a few ZIP codes received most of the payments. The 41056 ZIP code alone accounted for $11,435,523 in 2024, meaning that the top ZIP code comprised 100% of all payments for this service category in Maysville that year.

Within the category, a small number of billing codes generated most Medicaid payments.

For further context, Medicaid spending tied to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Maysville grew by 46.7% between 2024 and 2023, while all Medicaid claim categories together rose by 9.1% over the same period in the city.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, or approximately 18% of total national health spending—substantially higher than the $613.5 billion expended in 2019, before the pandemic.

This rise equates to an increase of roughly 40% over several years, mostly due to higher enrollment and increased use throughout the pandemic and following it.

Federal budget legislation enacted during the Trump administration proposed major cuts to federal Medicaid and significant restructuring. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” made law in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade and implements changes such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These measures could reduce coverage and funding for some individuals, transferring more costs to states and limiting federal Medicaid increases, even as the program continues to support 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.

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.