Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes in Arlington up 8.2% in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Arlington billed $932,354 for services categorized under Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented an 8.2% increase from 2023, when providers submitted $861,560 in claims for these services.

Medicaid, a partnership between state and federal programs, is funded jointly by federal and state governments. It serves people with low incomes, seniors, children, and persons with disabilities, making it a major part of the U.S. health care landscape.

Since Medicaid relies on public funds, fluctuations in billing show how health dollars are spent within the community.

The Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group encompasses various Medicaid-covered services based on the type of care, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings for classification. Each code was sorted into one service category for analysis, with classification based on consistent prefixes and number ranges; this allows similar services to be grouped for trends measurement, while avoiding overlap and keeping rankings accurate over time.

Spending for multiple Medicaid service areas increased, but Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) represented the largest share of Medicaid payments in Arlington in 2024.

Statewide in Tennessee, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) were the fourth largest category by payments among Medicaid services for 2024.

Reviewing five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments linked to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) in Arlington reached $932,354, or a 0% cumulative change. Growth periods accelerated intermittently, with notable increases taking place in 2022 and 2023.

Payments for care using Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) were citywide, although they were focused within a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 38002 accounted for $932,353 in total payments, and the top ZIP code made up 100% of all expenditures related to the category in Arlington for the year.

Among Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare), spending was concentrated around a relatively small number of billing codes.

Comparing annual changes, Medicaid payments tied to Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) saw an 8.2% increase from 2023 to 2024, while all Medicaid claim categories in Arlington experienced a 32.1% rise over the same timeframe.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show that combined federal and state Medicaid spending was roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up nearly 18% of national health expenditures and rising sharply from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This growth represents about a 40% increase in a short span, attributed in part to increased enrollment and greater utilization of services during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration put forth significant changes to Medicaid funding structure, such as with the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025 and is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion during the next 10 years. The legislation also introduces measures like work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which may limit access and support for some beneficiaries by shifting a greater share of costs to individual states, even as millions nationwide continue to use the program.

Note: HCPCS codes are provided for reference. Group totals and rankings in this report are derived from standardized service categories and not from individual billing codes.

Data referenced in this article is compiled from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the original data set here.