In Newport, Medicaid providers submitted claims totaling $131,995 for services in the Radiology Procedures category during 2024, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The total reflects a 1.1% increase from 2023, when providers in the city billed $130,592 for similar services.
Medicaid operates as a public health insurance program jointly financed by federal and state governments. Serving low-income adults and children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, Medicaid represents a major component of the U.S. health care landscape.
Since Medicaid relies on taxpayer funds, shifts in billing levels at the local level highlight how health care resources are distributed within the community.
The Radiology Procedures category includes a range of Medicaid-billed services organized according to care type, using predefined HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each billing code fell into a single service category for this analysis, relying on set code prefixes and numeric ranges to avoid counting overlap while enabling tracking of relevant service trends by year.
Though Medicaid spending increased in other service groups too, Radiology Procedures stood as the sixth largest category for total Medicaid payments in Newport in 2024.
Across Washington, Radiology Procedures ranked eighth by Medicaid expenditures in 2024.
In the five years through 2024, Newport’s Medicaid payments for the Radiology Procedures category climbed by $962, a 0.7% increase. Notable jumps occurred in 2021 and 2022, marking periods of accelerated spending.
The bulk of Medicaid spending in the Radiology Procedures category was concentrated in specific ZIP codes citywide. In 2024, ZIP code 99156 accounted for nearly all, with payments totaling $131,994 and representing 100% of the category’s Medicaid dollars for Newport during the period.
A limited set of individual billing codes dominated within the Radiology Procedures group.
Comparing overall trends, while Medicaid payments linked to Radiology Procedures in Newport rose 1.1% from 2023 to 2024, the average change among all Medicaid claim categories in the area was 0.7% during that same span.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending for fiscal year 2023 reached an estimated $871.7 billion, about 18% of overall U.S. health expenditures. This figure increased significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The growth amounts to an estimated 40% over a few years, propelled mainly by higher enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.
Federal budget legislation enacted during the Trump administration has included notable proposals aiming to lower Medicaid funding and restructure programmatic policies. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” adopted in 2025, plans to trim federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade. Its provisions include efficiency measures such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, measures likely to limit coverage and shift expenses to states for certain enrollees—even as millions continue to receive Medicaid benefits nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $132,956 | -19.8% |
| 2021 | $156,826 | 18% |
| 2022 | $149,364 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | $130,592 | -12.6% |
| 2024 | $131,994 | 1.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,465,584 | 37.5% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $1,365,830 | 34.9% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $468,958 | 12% |
| 4 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $280,826 | 7.2% |
| 5 | Dental Services | $132,627 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Radiology Procedures | $131,994 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $40,790 | 1% |
| 8 | Surgery | $13,196 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Procedures / Professional Services | $7,934 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Temporary Codes | $2,908 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $997 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $466 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74177 | Ct abd & pelvis w/contrast | $92,546 | 7 |
| 70450 | Ct head/brain w/o dye | $12,916 | 5 |
| 71046 | X-ray exam chest 2 views | $6,150 | 8 |
| 71045 | X-ray exam chest 1 view | $5,402 | 10 |
| 76705 | Echo exam of abdomen | $4,605 | 2 |
| 74176 | Ct abd & pelvis w/o contrast | $3,743 | 1 |
| 73630 | X-ray exam of foot | $2,723 | 3 |
| 73110 | X-ray exam of wrist | $1,027 | 1 |
| 73030 | X-ray exam of shoulder | $934 | 2 |
| 73564 | X-ray exam knee 4 or more | $811 | 1 |
| 73610 | X-ray exam of ankle | $736 | 1 |
| 74018 | Radex abdomen 1 view | $398 | 1 |
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.
