Gueydan sees 32.1% rise in 2024 Medicaid payments for National Codes Established category

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Gueydan submitted $256,749 in claims for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure represents a 32.1% increase from 2023, when $194,332 was billed for the same category.

Medicaid is operated by each state and receives funding from both state and federal sources, providing coverage for low-income populations, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. As one of the largest health care programs in the U.S., it helps millions access care.

Since Medicaid is taxpayer-funded, variations in billed amounts reveal how government health care funds are distributed within communities.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” group consists of Medicaid-billed services defined by care type, organized based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code ranges. For this report, each billing code was categorized using matched code prefixes and numeric spans, enabling the analysis of similar services as one group and ensuring accurate yearly ranking and no double counting.

Medicaid spending increased in several service groups, but National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies led all categories in Gueydan by total Medicaid payments during 2024.

Statewide in Louisiana, this category placed second in total Medicaid payments for 2024.

For the five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments linked to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Gueydan rose by $199,891, or 351.6%. This growth accelerated during certain years, with significant increases in both 2023 and 2020.

Spending within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category occurred throughout Gueydan but was concentrated in select ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 70542 accounted for $256,749 in Medicaid payments in this category. Altogether, the leading 1 ZIP code made up 100% of Medicaid payments associated with this category in Gueydan for the year.

Medicaid reimbursements in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were also concentrated within a few specific billing codes.

When compared with citywide data, Medicaid payments in Gueydan for this category increased by 32.1% between 2024 and 2023, the same rate as the increase across all Medicaid claim categories locally over the same time frame.

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

This upward trend reflects a roughly 40% increase within a few years, largely due to expanded enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.

Major federal budget bills enacted during the Trump administration included provisions to significantly decrease federal Medicaid spending and alter the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by over $1 trillion over the next decade and establishes new requirements such as work mandates and greater cost-sharing, which could curb coverage and lessen funding for certain recipients. As a result, more expenses may shift to states and limit the federal contribution, even as Medicaid continues to serve tens of millions nationwide.

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.