Medicaid providers in Ceres requested $3,055,472 in reimbursements for services under the Medicine Services and Procedures category during 2024, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 3.6% rise from 2023, when claims for the same service type totaled $2,949,904.
Medicaid serves as a state-administered, jointly funded public insurance program supported by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income residents, including families, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it a substantial element of the U.S. health care framework.
Because taxpayer dollars support Medicaid, fluctuations in local billing figures demonstrate how a community’s public health care resources are spent.
The “Medicine Services and Procedures” category comprises a set of Medicaid-billed services determined by the kind of care provided, using standardized HCPCS and CPT coding classifications. For this study, billing codes were each placed into a single service group based on code prefixes and numeric intervals, which allowed for organized comparisons, avoided double counting and supported accurate trend analyses.
Several Medicaid service categories saw higher spending levels, but Medicine Services and Procedures topped the list in Ceres by total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Across California, Medicine Services and Procedures was the third-largest service category by Medicaid payments in 2024.
In the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid expenditures for Medicine Services and Procedures in Ceres grew by $1,161,692, equaling a 61.3% increase. More rapid growth occurred during certain intervals, with sharp gains reported in both 2023 and 2021.
While Medicine Services and Procedures funding reached care providers throughout Ceres, payments were concentrated within a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 95351 received $1,916,607 and 95307 had $1,138,864 from these claims. Together, these 2 ZIP codes made up all Medicaid payments in this category for Ceres during the year.
Medicaid reimbursements in the Medicine Services and Procedures group were also grouped within a small range of individual billing codes.
Looking at overall claims activity, Ceres saw Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures climb by 3.6% between 2024 and 2023. By contrast, all Medicaid claim categories in Ceres posted a 37.3% change for that period.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show that federal and state Medicaid spending combined was about $871.7 billion for fiscal 2023. That amount represented roughly 18% of national health spending, a sharp increase from $613.5 billion in 2019 before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The jump marks an approximate 40% rise in only a few years, mostly prompted by higher enrollment and greater service utilization during and after the pandemic years.
Major federal budget changes signed into law under the Trump administration have featured plans to reduce federal Medicaid funding and alter its structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is predicted to cut federal Medicaid payments by over $1 trillion over 10 years and implements regulations such as work requirements and additional cost sharing, which could decrease both enrollment and funding for some recipients. As a result, more financial responsibility may shift to states, and federal support is likely to grow more slowly, though Medicaid will continue serving tens of millions in the U.S.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,893,779 | 6% |
| 2021 | $2,128,981 | 12.4% |
| 2022 | $2,306,349 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | $2,949,903 | 27.9% |
| 2024 | $3,055,472 | 3.6% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $3,055,472 | 36.7% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,662,432 | 2<0.1% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $1,168,978 | 14% |
| 4 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,117,842 | 13.4% |
| 5 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $556,042 | 6.7% |
| 6 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $199,977 | 2.4% |
| 7 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $191,221 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Dental Services | $128,878 | 1.5% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $95,159 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Procedures / Professional Services | $79,833 | 1% |
| 11 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $37,500 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $16,370 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Temporary Codes | $7,068 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Surgery | $2,873 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Vision Services | $2,827 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90999 | Unlisted dialysis procedure | $2,816,793 | 21 |
| 90833 | Psytx w pt w e/m 30 min | $109,662 | 6 |
| 90836 | Psytx w pt w e/m 45 min | $89,892 | 8 |
| 96372 | Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im | $15,806 | 9 |
| 92004 | Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $8,822 | 19 |
| 90832 | Psytx w pt 30 minutes | $5,064 | 10 |
| 94640 | Airway inhalation treatment | $3,468 | 12 |
| 92015 | Determine refractive state | $1,744 | 20 |
| 92340 | Fit spectacles monofocal | $1,279 | 17 |
| 90785 | Psytx complex interactive | $880 | 4 |
| 92014 | Compre oph exam est pt 1/> | $799 | 6 |
| 90656 | Iiv3 vacc no prsv 0.5 ml im | $740 | 2 |
| 90471 | Immunization admin | $517 | 3 |
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.
