Liverpool sees $13.7 million in Medicaid claims for Temporary National Codes services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Liverpool submitted $13,704,371 in claims for services under the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This amount reflects a 532.1% increase compared with 2023, when claims for the same category totaled $2,168,148.

Medicaid operates as a state-administered public health insurance program, funded jointly by federal and state governments. It provides health coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major part of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, shifts in billing levels give insight into how public health care resources are distributed locally.

The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” designation covers a range of Medicaid-billed services, categorized by the type of care based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was allocated to a single service area using consistent code prefixes and number ranges, enabling analysis of related services without duplication and helping maintain accurate year-to-year comparisons.

Among all Medicaid spending in Liverpool, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) led all service categories by total payments in 2024.

Statewide in New York, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) was the fourth-largest Medicaid payment category in 2024.

During the five years leading up to 2024, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Liverpool rose by $13,447,727, or 5239.8%. Some of the most pronounced increases happened in 2021 and 2022.

While services in this category were provided throughout the city, payments were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, the highest Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) were found in ZIP code 13090, with $13,704,371. This ZIP code accounted for 100% of all such Medicaid payments in Liverpool that year.

The distribution of Medicaid payments within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category was focused on a select group of billing codes.

For context, Liverpool’s Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rose by 532.1% between 2024 and 2023, compared to an 18.1% increase across all Medicaid claim types in the city over the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of national health expenditures, a steep rise from the roughly $613.5 billion in 2019 before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth, nearly 40% over just a few years, has been primarily driven by expanded enrollment and increased use of services during and following the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have included notable proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and overhaul the program’s structure. One such law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to trim more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over the next decade and introduce new policies like work requirements and greater cost-sharing. These policies are likely to reduce coverage and federal funding for some, while shifting more financial responsibility to states despite the program’s ongoing support for millions of Americans.

Note: HCPCS codes are provided for context within the category. Totals and rankings here are based on standardized service groupings, not individual billing codes.

Data for this article comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The original data can be accessed here.