Colusa sees $1,827,781 in Medicaid payments for Procedures / Professional Services in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Colusa billed a total of $1,827,781 for services in the Procedures / Professional Services category, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 57.8% increase from 2023, when claims in the same category amounted to $1,158,616.

Medicaid is a state-administered health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state governments. With coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, it makes up a major segment of the U.S. health care landscape.

Taxpayer funding supports Medicaid, so local changes in billing levels reflect shifts in public health care spending at the community level.

The “Procedures / Professional Services” group includes various services Medicaid bills for, organized according to standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. Each billing code in this review was matched to a single service group using defined code prefixes and ranges, helping related care types be tracked accurately and double counting be avoided for consistent ranking over time.

While multiple Medicaid spending categories increased, Procedures / Professional Services was third in Colusa for total Medicaid payments during 2024.

Across California, Procedures / Professional Services stood at sixth statewide for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From 2019 to 2024, Colusa’s Medicaid payments for the Procedures / Professional Services category rose by $1,745,890, or 2132%. Notable year-to-year increases occurred at several points, with significant jumps in 2021 and 2023.

Even though Procedures / Professional Services spending was distributed throughout Colusa, most payments were associated with just a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 95932 made up $1,827,780 of Medicaid spending in the category. This single ZIP code accounted for 100% of Procedures / Professional Services Medicaid payments for the city that year.

Payment distribution within Procedures / Professional Services indicated that only a few specific billing codes represented most Medicaid expenditures.

To provide context, Medicaid payments in Procedures / Professional Services grew 57.8% from 2023 to 2024 in Colusa, compared to an overall 5.3% increase across all Medicaid claim types in the city over the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid outlays climbed to about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, roughly 18% of total national health spending and up from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, reflecting the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic period.

This marks a roughly 40% jump over several years, much of which is attributed to expanded enrollment and increased use during and following the pandemic.

Recent national budget decisions under the Trump administration have included major proposals to scale back federal Medicaid dollars and revise the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, aims to reduce federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion across 10 years and implements changes such as work requirements and increased cost-sharing that could reduce benefits and funding for some recipients. These shifts are expected to put more financial responsibility on states while capping federal Medicaid growth, yet the program will continue to serve tens of millions in the U.S.

Note: HCPCS codes are displayed for informational purposes within each category. Article totals and rankings are based on standardized groupings, not individual billing codes.

Data for this article is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the source information here.