Medicaid spending for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services surges 400.8% in Marina Del Rey in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows Medicaid providers in Marina Del Rey billed $543,230 for services in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category in 2024. This represents an increase of 400.8% over 2023, when the same category accounted for $108,463 in provider claims.

Medicaid, a joint federal and state health coverage program, insures millions of individuals including low-income people, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. The program is a key part of the U.S. health care system, with funding shared between state and federal governments. For further details, see the Commonwealth Fund explanation.

Because Medicaid is taxpayer-financed, fluctuations in local billing reflect shifts in public health care spending allocation within communities.

The Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) classification covers multiple Medicaid service types, defined using standardized HCPCS and CPT coding conventions. For the purpose of this overview, services are categorized using distinct code prefixes and numeric ranges, which avoids code overlap and supports accurate trend and ranking analysis across years.

Although a range of Medicaid service categories experienced growth, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) placed second in Marina Del Rey for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

At the state level in California, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked seventh by total Medicaid payment volume in 2024.

Across the previous five years ending in 2024, Medicaid payments related to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Marina Del Rey rose by $420,479 (342.5%). The pace of growth accelerated in certain intervals, particularly during 2020 and 2023.

While Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services were utilized citywide, Medicaid spending for this category was heavily concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 90292 claimed $543,229, meaning the single highest ZIP code represented 100% of Medicaid payments for this service type in Marina Del Rey for the year.

The billing data also shows that payments within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category were focused on a limited set of specific billing codes.

For context, the 400.8% increase in Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) seen between 2024 and 2023 sharply surpassed the 23.3% overall growth observed across all Medicaid billing categories in Marina Del Rey during that period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the combined federal and state Medicaid program spent approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, which accounted for about 18% of all national health expenditures. This was a significant jump from $613.5 billion in 2019, before COVID-19.

This equates to around 40% growth in just a few years, a trend mostly attributed to more individuals enrolling and increased use of services throughout and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budgets from the Trump administration featured major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and alter how the program operates. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is estimated to cut over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over the next decade. It introduces policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which could reduce both coverage and funds for some recipients. These measures could transfer more funding responsibility to states and potentially restrain the growth of federal Medicaid support, even as millions of Americans continue to rely on the program.

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.