In 2024, Medicaid providers in Snellville billed a total of $2,146,398 for services in the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. The figure represents an 8.3% rise compared with 2023, when claims in the same service category amounted to $1,981,035.
Medicaid is a public health insurance initiative managed by states and funded through a partnership of federal and state governments. The program helps cover low-income people and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a key component of the U.S. health care system.
Because Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, trends in local billing provide insight into how public health care funding is distributed within a community.
The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” category includes a set of Medicaid-billed services defined by care type, based on standard HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was placed into a single service category using established code prefixes and numeric ranges, enabling related services to be grouped and ranked accurately while avoiding duplication.
Medicaid spending in multiple categories increased, with National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies taking the top spot in Snellville for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Statewide in Georgia, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies was the second largest category based on total payments for 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments connected to the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Snellville grew by $1,765,215, an increase of 463.1%. Notably, certain periods saw rapid increases, such as in 2020 and 2021.
Although payments in this category were distributed throughout Snellville, most were concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 30078 accounted for $2,146,398—representing all (100%) Medicaid payments within this category in the city for the year.
Payments within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category were also centered among a small set of billing codes.
Comparatively, the 8.3% year-over-year increase for this category outpaced the 5.4% rate of change across all Medicaid claim categories in Snellville for the same time frame.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up approximately 18% of all U.S. health spending—a significant increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump equates to approximately 40% growth within several years, fueled by higher enrollment and utilization during and after the pandemic.
Federal budget laws passed during the Trump administration have featured major proposals aimed at reducing federal Medicaid spending and altering the program’s structure. One example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is estimated to cut federal Medicaid expenditures by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and introduce measures such as work requirements and additional cost-sharing for certain recipients. These adjustments could shift more costs onto states and curb the expansion of federal Medicaid funding, even as the program continues serving tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $381,182 | 569% |
| 2021 | $1,176,179 | 208.6% |
| 2022 | $2,013,560 | 71.2% |
| 2023 | $1,981,034 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | $2,146,398 | 8.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $2,146,398 | 95.5% |
| 2 | Vision Services | $47,360 | 2.1% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $31,887 | 1.4% |
| 4 | Radiology Procedures | $19,460 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $1,575 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Procedures / Professional Services | $251 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2025 | Waiver service, nos | $1,584,692 | 11 |
| T1019 | Personal care ser per 15 min | $561,705 | 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.



