In 2024, providers in Grove Hill submitted $1,361 in Medicaid claims for services within the Radiology Procedures category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount reflects a 51.4% jump compared to 2023, when total claims for the same services reached $899.
Medicaid is a government health insurance program operated by the states with joint federal and state funding from both levels. The program covers individuals and families with low incomes, as well as seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it among the largest components of the nation’s health care system.
Because taxpayer contributions fund Medicaid, shifts in billing totals highlight how public health funds are distributed locally.
The “Radiology Procedures” label refers to a collection of Medicaid services grouped by type of care, using standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For this analysis, each code was placed in a single service group based on code prefixes and numbers, enabling clear year-to-year category tracking and preventing double counting.
Radiology Procedures was the ninth-largest Medicaid service category in Grove Hill by payment totals for 2024, although several other categories saw greater overall spending increases.
Statewide in Alabama, Radiology Procedures ranked 13th among Medicaid service categories in 2024 by total payment volume.
During the five-year period leading to 2024, Medicaid spending on the Radiology Procedures category in Grove Hill grew by $57, an increase of 4%. The pace of growth accelerated in some years, with substantial rises noted in 2021 and 2022.
The majority of Medicaid expenditures for Radiology Procedures were concentrated within a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 36451 recorded $1,360 in related Medicaid payments, representing 100% of the total for the category in Grove Hill.
Within this category, Medicaid payments were focused on a small number of individual billing codes.
For comparison, while Radiology Procedures saw a 51.4% year-over-year increase from 2023 to 2024, all Medicaid claim categories in Grove Hill combined experienced a 21% rise in the same time period.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data shows that combined federal and state Medicaid spending totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, accounting for close to 18% of U.S. national health care expenses, up sharply from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 emergency.
The growth marks an increase of about 40% in just a few years, primarily due to expanded enrollment and higher use of services during and after the pandemic.
Federal budget laws under the Trump administration have introduced proposals to reduce federal contributions and restructure Medicaid. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to trim over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid funding over the next decade, adding work requirements and cost-sharing policies that could lower coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. This legislation is expected to increase state costs and restrict federal Medicaid growth, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,418 | -93.5% |
| 2021 | $3,333 | 135% |
| 2022 | $1,269 | -61.9% |
| 2023 | $898 | -29.2% |
| 2024 | $1,360 | 51.4% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $789,055 | 44.4% |
| 2 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $647,754 | 36.5% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $294,021 | 16.5% |
| 4 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $13,927 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Procedures / Professional Services | $11,520 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $11,458 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $4,539 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $2,680 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Radiology Procedures | $1,360 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Durable Medical Equipment | $712 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $51 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76815 | Ob us limited fetus(s) | $1,186 | 2 |
| 70360 | X-ray exam of neck | $174 | 1 |
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.