Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services in Valley Stream reaches $911,485 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Valley Stream billed $911,485 for services categorized under Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 6.5% increase from 2023, when claims for the same service category totaled $855,680.

Medicaid operates as a state-run public health insurance program with joint funding from federal and state governments. It provides coverage to low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, forming a significant part of the U.S. health care framework.

Because taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid, trends in local billing help illustrate how public health care resources are distributed in each community.

The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” service grouping encompasses Medicaid-billed services defined based on the nature of care, using established HCPCS and CPT code ranges. For this evaluation, billing codes were grouped by consistent prefixes and number sequences, ensuring related services are tracked collectively, preventing double counting, and supporting accurate trend analysis.

Though Valley Stream saw higher Medicaid payments in various service categories in 2024, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked fourth by overall Medicaid payments that year.

Statewide in New York, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) also placed fourth by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Valley Stream tied to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rose by $597,772, or 190.5%. Periods of accelerated growth included substantial increases in 2023 and 2021.

While these payments were made for services delivered across city neighborhoods, the majority were reported in a single ZIP code. In 2024, ZIP code 11580 totaled $911,485 in Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), representing 100% of payments in this category for Valley Stream that year.

Medicaid reimbursements within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group were primarily associated with a select number of billing codes.

To compare, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Valley Stream increased 6.5% from 2023 to 2024, whereas all Medicaid claim categories citywide saw only a 0.7% change for that period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures climbed to about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up nearly 18% of total national health outlays. This is a sharp rise from the $613.5 billion spent in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This jump equals nearly 40% growth within a few years, spurred mainly by higher enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have included major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid contributions and alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over ten years and implement policies such as work requirements and more cost-sharing, potentially lowering both coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These adjustments are projected to shift added costs to states and restrict the pace of federal Medicaid growth, while the program continues to serve millions of Americans.

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.