Medicaid payments for state code services in Manning grow 7% to $7.6 million in 2024

In Manning, Medicaid providers submitted $7,579,172 in claims for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This represents a 7% increase from 2023, when providers claimed $7,081,987 for the same services.

Medicaid is a state-administered public health insurance program, financed jointly by the federal government and states. It serves low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the nation’s largest health care initiatives.

Because taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid payments, changes in local billing reflect shifts in how public health care resources are distributed within a community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category includes services defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets, based on the nature of care provided. To prepare this analysis, each billing code was mapped to a single service grouping following consistent prefix and numeric guidelines, ensuring related services are evaluated together with no duplicate counting and preserving reliable category rankings.

Even as Medicaid spending rose across several categories, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group accounted for the highest Medicaid payment total in Manning in 2024.

At the state level, South Carolina also saw the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category lead all others by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments linked to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group in Manning climbed by $7,148,413, or 1,659.5%. Growth rates increased at points during that span, particularly with notable annual jumps in 2022 and 2023.

Although citywide spending for this service category varied, most Medicaid payments were confined to a handful of ZIP codes. In 2024, the 29102 ZIP code accumulated $7,579,172, representing 100% of all National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies Medicaid payments in Manning for the year.

Within this category, services billed under a small number of specific codes made up the bulk of Medicaid payments.

Comparing 2024 to 2023, Medicaid payments tied to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group in Manning increased by 7%, while payments across all city Medicaid claim types grew by 4.2% for the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state and federal Medicaid spending combined reached approximately $871.7 billion during fiscal 2023, making up about 18% of total U.S. health expenditures, a significant rise from nearly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth amounts to an increase of roughly 40% in just a few years, primarily driven by greater enrollment and increased service use during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal legislation passed during the Trump administration includes major proposals to lower federal Medicaid support and change certain funding structures. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over 10 years and implement policy changes such as work requirements and higher cost sharing, potentially affecting program coverage and funding. These changes are likely to increase financial responsibility for states and reduce the pace of federal funding growth, though Medicaid continues to cover tens of millions nationally.

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.