In 2024, Medicaid providers in Mays Landing billed $210,924 for services grouped under the Medicine Services and Procedures category, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This was a 28.7% rise from 2023, when $163,929 was billed for the same services.
Medicaid is a state-administered public health insurance program supported by both federal and state funding. It serves low-income people and families, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it one of the largest components of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, changes in community billing illustrate how public dollars are distributed for health care locally.
The Medicine Services and Procedures category includes a set of Medicaid-billed services determined by the nature of care provided and standardized groupings using HCPCS and CPT codes. For this report, each billing code was sorted into a specific service category using prescribed code prefixes and numeric ranges. This approach helps compare related services while preventing duplicate counts and maintaining accurate ranking trends across years.
Though Medicaid spending grew in several categories, Medicine Services and Procedures ranked fifth among Mays Landing’s Medicaid payment categories in 2024.
Across New Jersey, Medicine Services and Procedures held the fourth spot among Medicaid categories in total payments for 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments for this category in Mays Landing grew by $25,644, or 13.8%. Some years showed faster growth, especially in 2021 and 2020.
While the citywide distribution of these payments covered multiple areas, the payments were mostly concentrated in just a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 08330 alone accounted for $210,923, which represented all recorded Medicaid payments for Medicine Services and Procedures in Mays Landing for that year.
Payments for Medicine Services and Procedures were also focused within a small selection of billing codes.
Compared to a 27% increase across all Medicaid categories in Mays Landing from 2023 to 2024, payments for Medicine Services and Procedures specifically rose by 28.7% during that span.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state and federal Medicaid spending combined was roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. That makes up about 18% of total national health expenditures and reflects a large increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump equates to growth of about 40% in just a few years, driven mainly by expanded enrollment and greater usage during and after the pandemic.
Recent Trump-era federal budget legislation introduced major proposals to scale back federal Medicaid support and reshape the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, aims to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade. It also adds work requirements and higher cost-sharing for some, which may limit coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These adjustments are likely to increase states’ responsibility for Medicaid costs and curb federal program expansion, even as enrollment remains high.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $185,279 | 131.4% |
| 2021 | $561,572 | 203.1% |
| 2022 | $191,032 | -66% |
| 2023 | $163,928 | -14.2% |
| 2024 | $210,923 | 28.7% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $8,847,191 | 46.3% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $6,315,269 | 33% |
| 3 | Procedures / Professional Services | $2,987,807 | 15.6% |
| 4 | Evaluation and Management | $661,054 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $210,923 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $73,395 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $14,100 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Vision Services | $6,462 | <0.1% |
| 9 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $0 | <0.1% |
| 9 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90792 | Psych diag eval w/med srvcs | $169,831 | 9 |
| 90791 | Psych diagnostic evaluation | $33,056 | 7 |
| 92004 | Compre oph exam new pt 1/> | $3,381 | 28 |
| 92014 | Compre oph exam est pt 1/> | $2,697 | 37 |
| 92340 | Fit spectacles monofocal | $1,360 | 8 |
| 92015 | Determine refractive state | $281 | 6 |
| 92310 | Contact lens fitting ou | $180 | 13 |
| 96127 | Brief emotional/behav assmt | $78 | 3 |
| 92250 | Fundus photography w/i&r | $56 | 14 |
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.
