Ville Platte’s Medicaid providers charged $2,148,551 for services within the Medicine Services and Procedures category in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 21.8% rise from 2023, when $1,764,571 was billed for these services.
Medicaid, a public health insurance program administered by states but jointly funded by federal and state governments, insures low-income individuals and families, as well as seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It remains one of the nation’s largest health care programs.
Changes in local Medicaid billing demonstrate how tax dollars for health care are distributed within communities, as Medicaid funding is derived from taxpayers.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” group comprises Medicaid-billed services defined by the type of medical care, which are classified based on standard HCPCS and CPT code groups. This analysis assigned each billing code to a distinct service category using set code prefixes and numeric ranges to analyze related care without duplicating claims, thus keeping long-term rankings accurate.
While increases occurred in several Medicaid service categories, Medicine Services and Procedures was the third-largest category by Medicaid payment total in Ville Platte for 2024.
Statewide, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked sixth among Medicaid spending categories in Louisiana in 2024.
Medicaid payments tied to Medicine Services and Procedures in Ville Platte have grown by $1,516,434, or 239.9%, over the five years up to 2024. This period included notable annual jumps in 2023 and 2020.
Spending in the Medicine Services and Procedures category spanned the city; however, most of the funds were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 70586 led with $2,148,550, making up 100% of Medicaid payments in this service group in Ville Platte for the year.
Payments in this category were also focused on a small portion of individual billing codes.
Between 2024 and 2023, Ville Platte saw its Medicaid spending for Medicine Services and Procedures rise by 21.8%, compared to a 1.2% increase across all Medicaid claim categories in the city for the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures climbed to around $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, about 18% of total U.S. health spending—up significantly from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This increase equates to nearly 40% growth in just a few years, largely attributed to expanded enrollment and greater service use during and after the pandemic.
Major federal budget enactments under the Trump administration have contained proposals for reduced federal Medicaid funds and program overhaul. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid funding over 10 years and bring policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could reduce coverage and payments for some recipients. These changes are likely to place more of the program’s costs on states and limit further growth in federal Medicaid spending while it continues covering tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $632,116 | 101.9% |
| 2021 | $549,205 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | $470,891 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | $1,764,570 | 274.7% |
| 2024 | $2,148,550 | 21.8% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $13,927,023 | 56.4% |
| 2 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $5,483,355 | 22.2% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $2,148,550 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $1,732,565 | 7% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $1,113,091 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $143,614 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Radiology Procedures | $60,624 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Durable Medical Equipment | $22,423 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Dental Services | $20,431 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Surgery | $20,332 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Vision Services | $8,395 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $2,267 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $1,571 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $1,139 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Procedures / Professional Services | $450 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Temporary Codes | $115 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97153 | Adaptive behavior tx by tech | $1,570,740 | 39 |
| 97155 | Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp | $263,244 | 34 |
| 92508 | Tx sp lang voice comm group | $68,190 | 10 |
| 97110 | Therapeutic exercises | $54,687 | 13 |
| 92507 | Tx sp lang voice comm indiv | $54,391 | 28 |
| 97530 | Therapeutic activities | $52,222 | 22 |
| 92014 | Compre oph exam est pt 1/> | $18,380 | 14 |
| 93005 | Electrocardiogram tracing | $10,445 | 29 |
| 90832 | Psytx w pt 30 minutes | $9,080 | 31 |
| 96372 | Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im | $8,950 | 58 |
| 93010 | Electrocardiogram report | $8,414 | 65 |
| 92551 | Pure tone hearing test air | $6,910 | 32 |
| 92004 | Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $6,769 | 6 |
| 92015 | Determine refractive state | $5,228 | 19 |
| 92340 | Fit spectacles monofocal | $3,136 | 14 |
| 90833 | Psytx w pt w e/m 30 min | $3,070 | 9 |
| 92523 | Speech sound lang comprehen | $1,731 | 1 |
| 92526 | Oral function therapy | $979 | 1 |
| 90791 | Psych diagnostic evaluation | $834 | 4 |
| 93306 | Tte w/doppler complete | $791 | 2 |
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.
