Medicaid Evaluation and Management payments in Arnaudville rise to $8,681 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Arnaudville billed a total of $8,681 for services placed under the Evaluation and Management category, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure is up 29% from 2023, when claims for these services amounted to $6,729.

Medicaid operates as a public health insurance program managed by individual states and funded in partnership by federal and state governments. The program provides coverage for low-income groups, senior citizens, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the nation’s largest health care systems.

As Medicaid spending is supported by taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing reflect how community health care resources are distributed.

The “Evaluation and Management” classification covers a range of Medicaid services grouped by the nature of care and organized through standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For this analysis, each code was sorted into a single service category by aligning with specific prefixes and number ranges, ensuring similar services were aggregated and avoiding any overlap or double counting, while keeping ranking integrity over time.

Evaluation and Management led all other service categories in Arnaudville by total Medicaid payments in 2024, despite growth occurring across several areas.

Across Louisiana, Evaluation and Management ranked third by total payments among Medicaid categories in 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management services in Arnaudville rose by $2,379, a 37.8% increase. Notable growth periods included year-over-year jumps seen in 2022 and 2022.

Spending associated with the Evaluation and Management category in the city was distributed throughout several areas, though it was mainly concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 70512 represented the full $8,681 of Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management in Arnaudville, meaning the city’s top 1 ZIP code accounted for 100% of category-based Medicaid payments that year.

Within the category, most Medicaid funds were concentrated to a limited set of billing codes.

Over the same period from 2023 to 2024 in Arnaudville, payments classified under the Evaluation and Management category increased by 29%—matching the 29% rise seen across all Medicaid claim categories citywide during that time.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data shows that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion during fiscal year 2023, or about 18% of national health spending. This is a significant jump from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This represents a nearly 40% increase in just a few years, primarily due to greater enrollment and higher utilization during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget actions under former President Trump contained major proposals to curb federal Medicaid spending and change its structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion in the coming decade, introducing changes such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing that could limit both coverage and funding for certain recipients. These measures are expected to transfer more financial responsibility to states and constrain federal support even as the program continues to serve millions across the country.

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.