Medicaid spending linked to non-oral drug administration services up 26% in Hammonton for 2024

In 2024, Hammonton Medicaid providers billed $7,094,916 for services in the Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method category, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 26% rise compared to 2023, when $5,629,970 was billed for the same category.

Medicaid, a public health insurance program managed at the state level and jointly financed by federal and state governments, covers low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. This makes it one of the nation’s largest health care payers.

Taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, and fluctuations in local billing levels highlight how public health spending is distributed within a community.

The “Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method” category encompasses a range of services Medicaid covers, classified by the type of treatment and grouped under standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Each code is assigned to a single service grouping using set code prefixes and numeric ranges for this analysis, which groups related services while preventing double counting and improving rankings accuracy over time.

Medicaid spending grew in several service categories, with Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method ranking second by total Medicaid payments in Hammonton for 2024.

Statewide, this category was ranked 11th by total Medicaid payments in New Jersey in 2024.

Over the five-year period ending in 2024, Medicaid payments connected to the Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method category in Hammonton rose by $7,094,916, or 0%. Growth in spending was more rapid in certain intervals, with significant year-over-year increases occurring in 2023 and 2022.

Most spending for Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method services was focused within a few ZIP codes in Hammonton. In 2024, ZIP code 08037 accounted for $7,094,915. The top 1 ZIP code contributed 100% of Medicaid payments for this category in the city that year.

A small number of individual billing codes within this category accounted for a majority of the Medicaid payments.

Between 2024 and 2023, Medicaid payments for Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method services in Hammonton increased 26%. Over the same period, all Medicaid claim categories together saw a 2.4% change.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending totaled around $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of national health expenditures. This represents a steep rise from $613.5 billion in 2019, before COVID-19.

This increase—approximately 40% over a short span—was driven largely by rising enrollment and higher service use tied to the pandemic.

Recent federal budget actions under the Trump administration have included major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and reshape the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is estimated to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. It also introduces work requirements and increased cost-sharing, potentially cutting coverage and funding for some beneficiaries. These measures are likely to raise state responsibilities and put limits on federal Medicaid growth, even as millions remain enrolled.

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.