Navarre Medicaid payments linked to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies up 3.5% in 2024

Dr. Mehmet Oz CMS Administrator
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Navarre Medicaid providers submitted $300,336 in claims for services grouped under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, based on information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total represents a 3.5% increase over 2023, when providers billed $290,092 for comparable services.

Medicaid, funded jointly by the federal and state governments but administered by the states, provides coverage for low-income people, families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities. It represents a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid relies on taxpayer funding, variations in local billing illustrate how communities distribute public health care resources.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category refers to services billed through Medicaid identified by standard HCPCS and CPT code ranges. This analysis assigned each code to one service category using uniform prefixes and number ranges to analyze related claims as a group, avoid duplication, and maintain accurate rank tracking.

Among service categories, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies accounted for the highest total Medicaid payments in Navarre during 2024.

Statewide in Florida, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category finished second by total Medicaid spending in 2024.

Looking at the five years through 2024, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Navarre totaled $300,336—an overall change of 0%. There were periods where spending growth accelerated, including notable increases in both 2022 and 2023.

Although these payments supported care in many areas across Navarre, the majority were concentrated within a small set of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 32566 accounted for $300,335 in Medicaid payments for the category. That ZIP code represented 100% of all Medicaid payments in the category in Navarre for the year.

Payments within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were also concentrated among select individual billing codes.

For reference, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Navarre grew by 3.5% from 2023 to 2024. In comparison, all Medicaid claim categories in the city rose 17.1% over the same time frame.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—roughly 18% of nationwide health spending—up significantly from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth equals about a 40% rise in just a few years, largely attributed to expanding enrollment and utilization during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal legislation signed under the Trump administration features significant proposals to shrink federal Medicaid funding and modify the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion during the next 10 years and introduces policies like work requirements and greater cost-sharing, moves likely to restrict coverage and funding for some recipients. Such measures could leave states with more fiscal responsibility and slow the growth of federal contributions, even as the program continues to serve millions.

Medicaid Payments Tied to National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies in Navarre, Florida Over Five Years

Year Total Medicaid Payments % Change From Previous Year
2021 $29,050
2022 $252,400 768.8%
2023 $290,091 14.9%
2024 $300,335 3.5%
Top Categories by Medicaid Payments in Navarre, Florida, 2024

Rank Category Medicaid Payments Share of City Total
1 National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies $300,335 51.5%
2 Medicine Services and Procedures $176,008 30.2%
3 Evaluation and Management $105,486 18.1%
4 Pathology and Laboratory Procedures $1,324 0.2%
Top 20 HCPCS Codes Within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies Category in Navarre, Florida, 2024

HCPCS Code Description Medicaid Payments Claims
T2030 Assist living waiver/month $300,335 11

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.



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