In 2024, Medicaid providers in Slidell submitted $3,876,101 in claims for services grouped under the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 9.9% rise from 2023, when $3,526,831 was billed for the same service classification.
Medicaid is a state-operated health insurance program that receives joint funding from federal and state governments, as detailed by the Commonwealth Fund. It provides coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a key component of the U.S. health care system.
Because Medicaid funding comes from taxpayers, variations in local billing reflect how public health dollars are directed within the community.
The Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category encompasses a variety of Medicaid-billed services, determined by care type through standardized HCPCS and CPT code groups. This analysis assigns each billing code to one service group using consistent code prefixes and numerical ranges, making it possible to group similar services for accurate analysis and ranking over time without double counting.
Although spending grew among several service categories, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked as the fourth-largest Medicaid payment category in Slidell for 2024.
Statewide, the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category held the top position for Medicaid payments in Louisiana in 2024.
From the five years preceding 2024, Slidell’s Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) grew by $219,206, which is a 6% increase. Certain periods saw especially rapid growth, with notable annual increases reported in 2022 and 2022.
While spending on care in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group was recorded throughout Slidell, most payments were concentrated in select ZIP codes. In 2024, the largest Medicaid payments in this category were tied to ZIP code 70460, with $3,489,437, and ZIP code 70458, with $386,662. Together, these two ZIP codes represented 100% of Medicaid payments in this category within the city for the year.
Within this category, Medicaid funds were also primarily concentrated among a small subset of individual billing codes.
Looking at citywide trends, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) Medicaid payments in Slidell climbed 9.9% from 2023 to 2024, in contrast to a 12.6% increase across all Medicaid claim categories during the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state spending on Medicaid reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, accounting for approximately 18% of all national health expenditures—up significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This reflects a growth rate near 40% over several years, mostly due to increased enrollment and higher use during and after the pandemic.
Federal budget legislation enacted during the Trump administration included major proposals to trim federal Medicaid funding and alter program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” approved in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years, introducing new policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing that may decrease coverage and funding for certain participants. These revisions are anticipated to pass more costs to states and curb the growth of federal Medicaid funding, even as the program continues to cover many Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,656,894 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | $3,513,144 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | $3,680,680 | 4.8% |
| 2023 | $3,526,831 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | $3,876,100 | 9.9% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $6,922,776 | 26.5% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $4,379,603 | 16.8% |
| 3 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $4,119,043 | 15.8% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $3,876,100 | 14.9% |
| 5 | Dental Services | $2,181,383 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,868,153 | 7.2% |
| 7 | Surgery | $1,186,924 | 4.6% |
| 8 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $643,061 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $337,137 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $307,195 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Radiology Procedures | $61,419 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $58,294 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Vision Services | $38,233 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Procedures / Professional Services | $27,574 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $22,479 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Enteral and Parenteral Therapy | $16,963 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Temporary Codes | $15,024 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $12,487 | <0.1% |
| 19 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $8,177 | <0.1% |
| 20 | Outpatient PPS | $81 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5125 | Attendant care service /15m | $3,738,605 | 45 |
| S9083 | Urgent care center global | $137,495 | 12 |
| S9088 | Services provided in urgent | $0 | 4 |
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.
