In 2024, Auburn Medicaid providers billed $903,106 for services in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 29% jump from 2023, when $699,862 in claims were filed for the same services.
Medicaid, a public health insurance program, is jointly funded by federal and state governments and managed by the states. It covers low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it among the largest parts of the U.S. health care system.
Shifts in Medicaid billing levels can illustrate how local public health dollars are spent, since the program is taxpayer-funded.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” grouping includes Medicaid-billed services organized by care type, as defined through standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this analysis, each billing code was assigned to one service category by code prefix and number range, which allowed related services to be grouped together, ensured accurate rankings over time, and avoided double counting.
Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) ranked as Auburn’s second-highest Medicaid payment category for 2024, amid increases in multiple service areas.
Statewide in Kansas, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) also placed second for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Over the five-year period before 2024, Auburn Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) rose by $464,196, a 105.8% increase. The growth trend featured sharp year-over-year jumps in 2021 and 2022.
Although these payments were distributed citywide, most went to a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, the highest volume was in ZIP code 66402 at $903,105, with this area accounting for all Medicaid payments locally connected to the category during the year.
Spending in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) area was also concentrated among few billing codes within the category.
Between 2024 and 2023, Auburn’s Medicaid payments for this category increased by 29%, while total Medicaid payments across all claim categories in the city grew by 28.7% in the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up about 18% of national health expenditures—a significant rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth amounts to about a 40% increase over a few years, which was primarily driven by expanded enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget changes under the Trump administration have introduced major reductions and restructuring in federal Medicaid funding. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in 2025, is projected to cut federal Medicaid support by more than $1 trillion over the coming decade and to include policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These measures may reduce beneficiary coverage and funding, increasing cost burdens for states while the program continues to serve millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $438,910 | – |
| 2021 | $598,305 | 36.3% |
| 2022 | $684,926 | 14.5% |
| 2023 | $699,861 | 2.2% |
| 2024 | $903,105 | 29% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,594,498 | 63.8% |
| 2 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $903,105 | 36.2% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5125 | Attendant care service /15m | $903,105 | 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.
