Manhattan Beach Medicaid providers submitted $373 for Anesthesia-related services in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This represented a 40.8% rise compared to 2023, when $265 in claims were filed for the same category.
Medicaid, funded through a federal-state partnership and run by the states, provides health coverage for low-income residents, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It is among the largest elements of the U.S. health care framework.
Because taxpayer contributions finance Medicaid payments, shifts in local billing illustrate how community health care resources are directed.
The Anesthesia category includes a set of Medicaid-billed procedures grouped by type of care, following standardized HCPCS and CPT code guidelines. For this evaluation, each billing code matched one service category, assigned via consistent code prefixes and numeric ranges to prevent double counting and maintain accurate rankings year over year.
While overall Medicaid spending grew in several categories, Anesthesia placed third in Manhattan Beach for total Medicaid payment volume in 2024.
Statewide, in California, Anesthesia ranked eighth for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments connected to Anesthesia in Manhattan Beach climbed by $373, or 0%. Spending accelerated at certain times, with notable annual increases documented in 2023 and 2022.
Medicaid funding for Anesthesia services was distributed across the city, but payments primarily came from a small set of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 90266 recorded the highest Medicaid payment total for Anesthesia at $373. These leading ZIP codes accounted for 100.1% of Manhattan Beach’s Medicaid Anesthesia payments that year.
Payments within the Anesthesia category were also highly concentrated among a limited selection of individual billing codes.
Medicaid payments for Anesthesia in Manhattan Beach rose 40.8% from 2023 to 2024, in contrast to an 84.5% overall change for all Medicaid claims in the city during the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, representing around 18% of all national health spending. This is a sharp rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to COVID-19.
This growth equates to roughly 40%, largely attributed to increased enrollment and higher utilization during and after the pandemic period.
Major budget legislation enacted in the Trump administration included significant proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and modify the program’s structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is projected to trim over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending in the coming decade, with measures such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing anticipated to limit funding and coverage for certain recipients. These adjustments are expected to increase the state’s share of costs and restrict future growth in federal Medicaid contributions, even as the program covers tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $264 | – |
| 2024 | $373 | 41.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $1,084 | 51.2% |
| 2 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $660 | 31.2% |
| 3 | Anesthesia | $373 | 17.6% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00142 | Anes px on eye lens surgery | $373 | 6 |
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.
