Dental Services bring in $163,852 in Medicaid payments for Hughson in 2024

In Hughson, Medicaid providers billed $163,852 for Dental Services during 2024, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 16.5% rise over the prior year, when claims for the same service type totaled $140,629.

Medicaid, a public health insurance initiative funded jointly by federal and state governments and administered by the states, provides coverage for low-income families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. It remains a central component of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid is supported by taxpayer contributions, fluctuations in billing at the local level highlight the distribution of public health care funds within communities.

The “Dental Services” classification covers a group of Medicaid services identified by the specific care delivered and grouped using standard HCPCS and CPT codes. For this report, each code was assigned to a singular service grouping based on common code prefixes and numbers, which enables thorough tracking of related services while avoiding repeated counting and ensuring accurate trends across years.

Dentistry topped Medicaid payment categories in Hughson in 2024, as spending increased across several service types.

On a statewide basis in California, Dental Services ranked 11th in Medicaid payments in 2024.

Looking at the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Hughson rose by $68,175, or 71.3%. The rate of spending growth accelerated during several time periods, especially in both 2022 and 2021 with significant year-over-year gains.

While Dental Services payments were issued across the city, the majority originated from a small number of ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 95326 accounted for all $163,852 in Medicaid payments linked to Dental Services, making up 100% of the city’s total for this category.

Payments in the Dental Services group were further concentrated among a few specific billing codes.

To compare, Hughson’s Medicaid reimbursements for Dental Services grew by 16.5% from 2023 to 2024, while all Medicaid claim categories in the city posted a 16.6% increase in the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached around $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, accounting for approximately 18% of total national health costs—up sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak.

This increase represents roughly 40% growth in only a few years, driven by expanded enrollment and rising demand during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget actions during the Trump administration have included notable proposals to reduce Medicaid’s federal contribution and modify program structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to cut over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid allocations over the next decade, introducing measures like work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could lower coverage for some beneficiaries. These adjustments are projected to increase state responsibility for costs and limit future federal Medicaid expansion, even as the program continues to provide for 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.