Norwood Medicaid billing for Procedures / Professional Services reaches $8,011 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Norwood reported $8,011 billed for services categorized as Procedures / Professional Services, using information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure is a 65.9% increase compared to 2023, when the total for the same group of services was $4,830.

Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance program funded through a partnership of federal and state monies. Serving low-income populations, seniors, children and individuals with disabilities, the program is one of the primary components of the nation’s health care network.

With Medicaid funded by taxpayer dollars, fluctuations in local payments highlight public health care spending patterns in each community.

The “Procedures / Professional Services” group describes a range of Medicaid-reimbursed services sorted by service type, according to standard HCPCS and CPT code sets. This review allocated each billing code to a specific service group following consistent prefixes and numbers to analyze comparable services as a unit, preventing duplication and maintaining clear historical rankings.

In Norwood, although several Medicaid payment areas grew, Procedures / Professional Services ranked fourth overall for total Medicaid disbursements in 2024.

Statewide, Procedures / Professional Services ranked 12th in Colorado by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Bills related to Procedures / Professional Services in Norwood rose by $5,836 (268.3%) in the five years preceding 2024. Certain years, including 2023 and 2020, saw especially notable growth in annual spending.

Although payments covered care across the city, the majority were concentrated within a few ZIP codes. In 2024, the 81423 ZIP code accounted for $8,010 in Medicaid payments linked to this service type. This single ZIP code made up 100% of Norwood’s Medicaid claims for Procedures / Professional Services during the year.

Within the category, Medicaid was largely billed under a limited set of code groupings.

For reference, the 65.9% year-over-year rise for Procedures / Professional Services in Norwood was above the 60% change reported across all local Medicaid service categories within the same timeframe.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services states that combined state and federal Medicaid spending reached roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023—about 18% of national health expenditures—an increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, pre-pandemic.

This represents an approximate 40% overall increase in just a few years, primarily due to an enrollment boost and increased health care use during and after the pandemic.

Recent budget legislation under the Trump administration featured major measures to reduce federal Medicaid contributions and alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is estimated to decrease federal Medicaid obligations by more than $1 trillion in 10 years. It introduces factors such as work requirements and higher patient cost-sharing, potentially decreasing funding and coverage for some recipients. As a result, more program expenses are expected to shift to states and constrain future increases in federal support, even as Medicaid remains a lifeline for 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.