In 2024, Medicaid providers in Easton billed $4,747 for Radiology Procedures, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount was up 151.7% from 2023, when claims in the same service category totaled $1,886.
Medicaid, funded jointly by state and federal governments and administered at the state level, is a public health insurance program serving low-income families and individuals, older adults, children, and those with disabilities. The program represents a significant share of the nation’s health care sector.
Because Medicaid funding originates from taxpayers, trends in local billing demonstrate how community public health care resources are spent.
The Radiology Procedures group consists of Medicaid services organized according to established HCPCS and CPT coding conventions. For this analysis, each billing code was placed in a single service grouping using standardized prefixes and numeric bands, which allowed data to be compared across years without duplication and enabled consistent rankings by service category.
Radiology Procedures ranked fourth among all Medicaid payments by category in Easton in 2024, even as overall spending grew across several service areas.
Across Massachusetts, Radiology Procedures ranked ninth among total Medicaid payment categories in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, Radiology Procedures-related Medicaid payments in Easton grew by $1,460, or 44.4%. Certain years brought sharper increases, with substantial year-over-year growth during 2022 and 2021.
Citywide, funds for Radiology Procedures came from Medicaid payments distributed through various areas, but the largest sums were concentrated in only a few ZIP codes. The highest amount in 2024 went to ZIP code 02356, which received $4,746. Together, this top ZIP code accounted for 100% of Medicaid payments in the category in Easton that year.
These payments were also focused on a limited set of individual billing codes within Radiology Procedures.
From 2023 to 2024, Medicaid payments related to Radiology Procedures in Easton increased by 151.7%, while overall Medicaid payments across all local service categories rose by 18% during that same span.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up about 18% of total U.S. health spending, a substantial rise from $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This surge equals a roughly 40% increase over several years and reflects both greater enrollment and higher use of health services during and after the pandemic.
Federally enacted legislation during the Trump administration included major measures affecting Medicaid funding and program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to reduce federal Medicaid investment by more than $1 trillion over ten years and brings new rules, such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which may lower coverage rates and assistance for beneficiaries. These shifts are projected to move more financial responsibility to states and slow the pace of growth for federal Medicaid support, with the program still serving millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,287 | – |
| 2021 | $4,350 | 32.3% |
| 2022 | $8,902 | 104.7% |
| 2023 | $1,886 | -78.8% |
| 2024 | $4,746 | 151.6% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $1,039,977 | 94.1% |
| 2 | Procedures / Professional Services | $42,214 | 3.8% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $17,914 | 1.6% |
| 4 | Radiology Procedures | $4,746 | 0.4% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72148 | Mri lumbar spine w/o dye | $4,746 | 2 |
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.